ECU begins league slate at SMU…ECU hoping it has a steal in tight end Jeremy Lewis…UCF’s championship claims die on the field at Fiesta Bowl…Dana Holgorsen’s Hiring at Houston a Sign of the Group of Five’s Rising Ceiling…South Carolina football begins new era with opening of $50M operations center…Georgia done in by unusual rash of miscues in Sugar Bowl…Oklahoma, coach Lincoln Riley agree to contract extension…Ohio State tops Washington 28-23 in Meyer’s Rose Bowl finale…With Jakobi Meyers’ exit for the NFL, there is an overhaul coming for NC State’s offense  …Predators claim Di Giuseppe on waivers from Canes

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Gameday: Pirates Open Conference Play At SMU ecupirates.com

ECU begins league slate at SMU  Greenville Daily Reflector

247 Sports

• ECU begins conference play at SMU
• ECU hoping it has a steal in tight end Jeremy Lewis

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• American Stories: The Streak Is Over, But UCF Can Still Stand Tall
• Streak Ends At 25 As UCF Falls to LSU In PlayStation Fiesta Bowl

The Associated Press

• UCF’s championship claims die on the field at Fiesta Bowl
• No. 11 LSU knocks off No. 7 UCF 40-32 in Fiesta Bowl

Orlando Sentinel

• UCF rally falls short in Fiesta Bowl, LSU snaps Knights’ 25-game win streak
• UCF DB Brandon Moore praised for giving gloves to young LSU fan after Fiesta Bowl loss
• The UCF Streak died during a Fiesta Bowl loss to LSU, but what a life it lived | Commentary
• UCF QB Darriel Mack Jr. grateful injured McKenzie Milton never left his side during Fiesta Bowl loss
• UCF defensive lineman Trysten Hill declares for NFL draft hours after Fiesta Bowl loss
• LSU players say UCF can’t match up with physical SEC teams

UCF Knights vow to ‘be back stronger’ after bowl loss to LSU ends win streak ESPN

Reflecting on UCF’s 25-game win streak Tampa Bay Times

New Orleans Advocate

• LSU beats Central Florida in the Fiesta Bowl, wins first NY6 game in program history
• LSU players say UCF likely wouldn’t fare well in SEC, isn’t as physical as other teams
• Three and out: Scott Rabalais breaks down LSU’s dramatic Fiesta Bowl win over UCF
• Video: What LSU’s Ed Orgeron had to say after Fiesta Bowl victory over UCF
• Struggling Tulane opens conference play at Cincinnati

The University of Cincinnati kicks off American Athletic Conference slate against Tulane Cincinnati Enquirer

UConn men’s basketball at South Florida: time, how to watch, broadcasters, preview Hartford Courant

Men’s basketball gameday: UConn at South Florida New Haven Register

Everything you need to know about UConn vs. South Florida Republican-American

Temple opens AAC schedule against preseason favorite Central Florida Philly.com

TU opens AAC play at No. 19 Houston Tulsa World

Dana Holgorsen’s Hiring at Houston a Sign of the Group of Five’s Rising Ceiling SI.com

Report: Dana Holgorsen to Houston After Paying Buyout as WVU Head Coach Bleacher Report

Former Shockers player Chance Moore transferring to a new WSU: Washington State Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

With Jakobi Meyers’ exit for the NFL, there is an overhaul coming for NC State’s offense  Raleigh News and Observer

Winston Salem Journal

• 5 things to watch in Wednesday night’s Cornell-Wake Forest game
• He runs one amateur football game per year. He makes more than $1 million.
• App State junior Clifton Duck declares for 2019 NFL Draft

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• 3-point barrage helps Hokies blow past Irish in ACC opener
• Working holiday pays off for U.Va. in bowl win

‘Time to put talking aside.’ Clemson’s Justyn Ross ready to face home-state Alabama  Columbia The State

Charleston Post Courier

• Fully committed now, Clemson’s Albert Huggins playing best football of career this year
• South Carolina football begins new era with opening of $50M operations center

The Associated Press

• Georgia done in by unusual rash of miscues in Sugar Bowl
• Ehlinger’s 3 TDs lead Texas past Georgia 28-21 in Sugar Bowl
• Texas mascot topples barricade, charges Georgia bulldog
• Ohio State tops Washington 28-23 in Meyer’s Rose Bowl finale
• Meyer exits a winner, Buckeyes tops Huskies at Rose Bowl
• Ohio State’s Haskins savors Rose Bowl win, is mum on future
• Washington’s slow start in Rose Bowl is familiar, unwelcome
• Purdue fan who inspired many with fight against cancer dies
• Snell runs wild, No. 16 Kentucky holds off No. 13 Penn State
• Oklahoma, coach Lincoln Riley agree to contract extension
• Iowa rallies past No. 18 Mississippi State in Outback Bowl
• 2020 Winter Classic to be held at Cotton Bowl
• TOP 25 THIS WEEK: League play offers tests in ACC, Big Ten

Ohio State sends off Urban Meyer with Rose Bowl win over Washington Washington Post

New York Times

• As His Parting Gift, Urban Meyer Gives Ohio State a Rose Bowl Victory
• As the Rose Bowl Arrived, the Pac-12 Was Struggling to Keep Up