Documents show Virginia Tech called off negotiations with ECU…Memphis Drops Thriller To Wake Forest In Jared Birmingham Bowl…No. 22 Army routs Houston 70-14 in Armed Forces Bowl…UH AD downplays uncertainty surrounding Major Applewhite’s future…Redskins drop a heartbreaker to Titans, 25-16, effectively ending their playoff chances…‘Whalers Night’ to produce mixed emotions at Canes game

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

ECU coaches rebuilding trust Greenville Daily Reflector

247 Sports

• Shankweiler eager to coach up ECU’s offensive front
• Documents show Virginia Tech called off negotiations with ECU
• Virginia Tech opts out of three games with ECU, including 2019

Virginia Tech backs out of football games vs. East Carolina Associated Press

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• Memphis Drops Thriller To Wake Forest In Jared Birmingham Bowl
• Houston Falls To Army In Armed Forces Bowl
• Houston, Cincinnati, ECU and UCF Pick up Saturday Victories
• No. 20 Houston, rv UCF and USF Continue Win Streaks

The Associated Press

• Newman leads Wake Forest past Memphis 37-34 in bowl comeback
• Memphis’s Tony Pollard ties career kick return TD record
• No. 22 Army routs Houston 70-14 in Armed Forces Bowl
• Hopkins has 5 TDs, No. 22 Army routs Houston 70-14
• Tulsa rallies late to beat Oral Roberts 69-59
• SMU builds big lead, cruises to 81-53 rout of Cornell
• Memphis overpowers Tennessee State 99-41
• Vann leads VCU to convincing, 70-54 win over Wichita State
• Quinerly makes instant impact to help Villanova top Uconn
• Alabama A&M beats Tulane for first victory of season
• Temple at 10-2 steers past Drexel for 82-64 win

Bearcats take step back, but regroup for easy win Cincinnati Enquirer

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• Birmingham Bowl: Memphis loses to Wake Forest in heartbreaking fashion
• Birmingham Bowl: Memphis Tigers establish new program record for single-season points
• Report: Memphis assistant Scott Symons to become Liberty’s next defensive coordinator
• Birmingham Bowl: Memphis rushing attack reaches milestone
• Memphis grapples with Tennessee State

Winston Salem Journal

• Wake Forest wins thriller in Birmingham Bowl with Jamie Newman’s last-minute touchdown, missed field-goal
• Deacons take the reins: Leadership and ownership mean Wake Forest has a winning football program

Houston Chronicle

• Army marches all over UH in Armed Forces Bowl
• Kendal Briles resigns from UH
• UH AD downplays uncertainty surrounding Major Applewhite’s future

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• No. 19 Kentucky defeats No. 9 North Carolina 80-72 in CBS Sports Classic
• After loss to Kentucky, UNC’s Roy Williams wants his players to “buy in” a little more.

Hunter emerges from funk as No. 5 U.Va. outclasses W&M Norfolk Virginian Pilot

Charleston Post and Courier

• Sapakoff: Eight-team playoff brokers? Gamecocks, other SEC football programs beneath Alabama, Georgia
• Did you know? Matthew McConaughey once thrown out of a wrestling match

The Associated Press

• Smith leads Louisiana Tech past Hawaii 31-14 in Hawaii Bowl
• Smith leads Troy past Buffalo 42-32 in Dollar General Bowl
• Crean looks to build hoops power at football-crazy Georgia
• Syracuse teetering again as conference play looms
• ‘He’s not like anybody:’ Duke’s Williamson is 1-of-a-kind
• TOP 25 THIS WEEK: Ranked teams getting pre-Christmas tests