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Greg Vacek's Daily Web Roundup
Sunday, December 23, 2018

December 23, 2018 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

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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

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

Charlotte Observer

  • How Michael Jordan, Kurt Rambis and a single Hornets game ‘changed Charlotte forever’
  • Fearless predictions: Taylor Heinicke goes deep early, gives struggling Panthers juice
  • Changes are coming to Panthers. Here’s what you will, and won’t, see in 2019

‘Whalers Night’ to produce mixed emotions at Canes game Raleigh News and Observer

Washington Post

  • Redskins drop a heartbreaker to Titans, 25-16, effectively ending their playoff chances
  • Redskins-Titans takeaways: Henry, late turnovers lead to loss
  • Norman, Lewan had to be separated after Redskins’ loss
  • Redskins show support for Johnson after late interception
  • Peterson, the 33-year-old veteran, crosses 1,000 yards
  • You want to praise these Redskins even in defeat. But they make it so hard.
  • Swearinger rips defensive coordinator Manusky
  • Bradley Beal, Thomas Bryant lift Wizards over Suns in triple-OT thriller
  • Capitals’ role players take center stage in 4-0 win at Ottawa

New York Times

  • Christmastime in Naples: Jesus, Mary and Ronaldo
  • A Baseball Trivia Quiz for the Holidays (and Rickey Henderson’s Birthday)

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