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Greg Vacek's Daily Web Roundup
Thursday, January 3, 2019

January 3, 2019 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

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Second Half Blitz Propels SMU Past ECU…Kirkpatrick credits Riley for growth as OC…Dana Holgorsen’s Hiring at Houston a Sign of the Group of Five’s Rising Ceiling…Reports: UC’s Luke Fickell is candidate to replace Dana Holgorsen at West Virginia…A bigger college football playoff faces series of obstacles…USF men win 7th in a row, end 6-year drought against UConn…College of Charleston AD accused of lying, deleting evidence in lawsuit by former coach…U.Va.’s Tony Bennett says 300 career victories is no big deal. But it is….‘Mean Gene’ Okerlund, Hall of Fame pro wrestling announcer, dead at 76

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

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Second Half Blitz Propels SMU Past ECU ecupirates.com

Pirates fall to SMU in league opener Greenville Daily Reflector

SMU blitzes ECU to open American play, 82-54 WNCT 9

McMurray scores 20 points, SMU tops East Carolina WITN 7

247 Sports

  • ECU routed in AAC opener at SMU
  • SMU crushes East Carolina in AAC opener, 82-54
  • Kirkpatrick credits Riley for growth as OC

East Carolina Opens AAC Play With a 82-54 Loss at SMU Rivals.com

Dallas News

  • SMU shakes off holiday rust before rolling in AAC opener vs. East Carolina
  • 3 takeaways from SMU’s 82-54 win over East Carolina: Mustangs cruise in AAC opener
  • Photos: SMU basketball stays hot, opens AAC conference play with win over ECU

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

Associated Press

  • McMurray scores 20 points, SMU tops East Carolina
  • USF wins 7th straight by beating UConn 76-68
  • Davis scores 21 points, No. 19 Houston beats Tulsa 74-56
  • Taylor scores 24 points, hits key free throws in UCF victory
  • UC opens AAC title defense with 93-61 romp over Tulane
  • Collins adds Burton, Popovich to new Georgia Tech staff
  • Houston hires coach Dana Holgorsen away from West Virginia

Dana Holgorsen Makes the Move from WVU to Houston Official BCSNN

Houston hires WVU’s Dana Holgorsen as new head coach

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

Houston Chronicle

  • Dana Holgorsen officially hired as UH football coach
  • Where Dana Holgorsen’s UH salary ranks among football’s richest
  • Everything you should know about UH’s new coach Dana Holgorsen
  • University of Houston names new football coach
  • UH remains unbeaten with win over Tulsa in AAC opener

TU drops league opener at No. 19 Houston, 74-56 Tulsa World

USF men win 7th in a row, end 6-year drought against UConn Tampa Bay Times

South Florida’s second-half surge sends UConn men down to defeat, 76-68 Hartford Courant

Temple falls to Central Florida in AAC opener Philly.com

UCF tips off AAC schedule with 78-73 win over Temple Orlando Sentinel

Cincinnati Enquirer

  • UC trounces Tulane by 32 in conference opener
  • UC football coach Luke Fickell doesn’t appear to be on move anywhere
  • Reports: UC’s Luke Fickell is candidate to replace Dana Holgorsen at West Virginia

Memphis Commercial Appeal

  • Penny Hardaway’s first season at Memphis will be defined by AAC play because he said so
  • Memphis DL coach Paul Randolph reportedly leaving, Deke Adams in line as successor

Wichita State headed to Memphis ‘with some urgency’ for AAC opener Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

  • North Carolina locks Harvard down on defense in the second half, and wins 77-57
  • NC State opens ACC play on the road hoping to avoid recent pitfalls
  • Why it’s a waste of time to argue about expanding the College Football Playoff
  • Freshman QBs have struggled in title games. Trevor Lawrence isn’t a normal freshman

Wake Forest ready — or not — to enter ACC slate after blowout of Cornell Winston Salem Journal

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

  • Column: U.Va.’s Tony Bennett says 300 career victories is no big deal. But it is.
  • Winners of eight straight, ODU opens Conference USA play Thursday vs. Marshall

Charleston Post Courier

  • Sapakoff: Clemson in Santa Clara must match Alabama’s Sugar Bowl anger edge
  • Clemson’s offensive line still haunted by performance against Alabama a year ago
  • College of Charleston AD accused of lying, deleting evidence in lawsuit by former coach

The Associated Press

  • Expand playoff to get the guess work out of the game
  • Should the CFP expand? FBS athletic directors respond
  • A bigger college football playoff faces series of obstacles
  • Clemson carrying memories of year’s loss into title game
  • Johns Hopkins football coach Jim Margraff dies at 58
  • Tickets for CFP title game available for cheap

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

‘Mean Gene’ Okerlund, Hall of Fame pro wrestling announcer, dead at 76 Charleston Post Courier

New York Times

  • Tarik Cohen Makes Football Fun Again in Chicago
  • Mike Tomlin Does Damage Control After Antonio Brown’s Absence
  • Yankees Taking a Chance on Shortstop Troy Tulowitzki
  • Giants’ General Manager Is Noncommittal on Eli Manning’s Future
  • In Texas, the Land of Football, It’s Rugby to the Rescue
  • Chelsea Signs Christian Pulisic for $73 Million
  • Bids, Blocks and Fun: A Weekend at Ultimate Nationals
  • Gene Okerlund, Serious Voice of Pro Wrestling, Is Dead at 76

Washington Post

  • How do you fix the Redskins’ roster? Questions begin at QB, receiver … and Josh Norman.
  • Redskins could be compelled to appear on ‘Hard Knocks’
  • The biggest offseason tasks for all 20 non-playoff teams
  • NFL coaching carousel news and rumors
  • Rumors swirl but Bryce Harper’s market remains far blurrier than Manny Machado’s
  • With Otto Porter Jr. back in the fold, Wizards beat Hawks for second straight win
  • John Carlson headed to first All-Star Game; Braden Holtby selected for fourth straight time
  • Ovechkin to skip All-Star Game, will be suspended one game

Charlotte Observer

  • Hornets trailed by 47 Wednesday. At home! That begs questions about upcoming schedule
  • Dallas Mavericks bury Charlotte Hornets with early barrage of 3-pointers
  • Did Christian McCaffrey just finish the best season any Panthers RB has ever had?
  • Canes’ Sebastian Aho selected for NHL All-Star Weekend
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