ECU shooting touch erases Cincy’s hot start …Long-awaited ECU facility opens today…No. 19 Houston beats Memphis to improve to 15-0…Source: Temple football eyeing Northern Illinois coach Rod Carey…WVU signs new football coach Neal Brown to six-year, $19.05 million contract…No. 1 Alabama meets No. 2 Clemson for CFP championship…Ravens take fans to the heights and the depths as their season ends in 23-17 wild-card-round loss to Chargers…Hornets’ Kemba Walker has quiet night in win over Suns, until crazy final 270 seconds…Wizards beat Thunder in Oklahoma City for first time in franchise history…Hurricanes top Senators for 4th straight win

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Insights from Brett: Milestone win gives jolt of energy to Dooley era Bonesville.net

Greenville Daily Reflector

• ECU shooting touch erases Cincy’s hot start
• Long-awaited ECU facility opens today

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

UCF, ECU & Tulsa Earn Wins on Wild Saturday theamerican.org

No. 19 Houston beats Memphis to improve to 15-0 Associated Press

UH moves to 15-0 with win over Memphis Houston Chronicle

Takeaways from UC’s AAC road defeat at East Carolina Cincinnati Enquirer

UConn men’s target Kofi Cockburn commits to Illinois Hartford Courant

Philly.com

• Source: Temple football eyeing Northern Illinois coach Rod Carey
• Shizz Alston leads late rally for Temple to knock off Wichita State on road

Guerin-teed it was quite a week: The cold blood of Curran Scott Tulsa World

Shocker takeaways: Loss to Temple ‘one of the toughest games of my career’ for WSU senior Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Columbia The State

• Gameday Guide: Clemson vs. Alabama TV info, watch online, radio, more
• Five burning questions for Alabama vs. Clemson in the national championship
• Is Alabama and Clemson dominance bad for college football? Swinney, Saban weigh in
• ‘Ice Cold’ Huegel has been steady force for Clemson special teams
• From ‘Bambi’ to MVP: Austin Bryant an unheralded key to Clemson’s success
• Tale of the tape: Scouting Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence, Alabama’s Tua Tagovailoa
• Ryan Hilinski has arrived in Columbia, and he’s excited about what’s next

Charlotte Observer

• Select Chick-fil-A’s honoring Clemson’s title game berth with ‘Tiger Paw’ biscuits
• Who has the edge at each position between Clemson and Alabama?

Charleston Post Courier

• Sapakoff: Clemson must win ’50-50’ ball fights it lost to Alabama in the Sugar Bowl
• As Clemson readies for Alabama, who plays Tua Tagovailoa? Hint: It’s not Brent Venables
• 4 keys for No. 2 Clemson to beat No. 1 Alabama in Monday’s national championship game

Winston Salem Journal

• K.J. Henry has learned plenty during his redshirt season at Clemson
• App State hires former Western Kentucky offensive coordinator Junior Adams as offensive assistant

The Associated Press

• No. 1 Alabama meets No. 2 Clemson for CFP championship
• Column: Bay Area no place for college football championship
• Alabama-Clemson IV: Can Saban’s dynasty reach new heights?
• Alabama already among greatest college dynasties
• Walk-ons are obscure backbone of Clemson, Bama powerhouses
• Clemson’s Swinney says suspended DT Lawrence will be missed
• Cal defensive back Bryce Turner dies at age 19
• North Dakota St wins 7th FCS title 38-24 over E Washington
• West Virginia hires Troy’s Brown for 6 years, $19.05 million

Charleston (WV) Gazette Mail

• WVU signs new football coach Neal Brown to six-year, $19.05 million contract
• Frank Giardina: WVU hits it out of the park with Neal Brown hire
• Derek Redd: WVU’s contract with Neal Brown is one big deal
• WVU football: Brown has pieces in place to start building roster
• WVU recruiting: Brown wastes no time on recruiting trail
• WVU football notebook: New coach Neal Brown meets Mountaineers
• Dana Holgorsen sends parting message to WVU football fans

K-State spending millions to replace Bill Snyder with Chris Klieman as football coach Wichita Eagle

Alabama’s Toughest Competition Might Be Its Second String. Or Its Third. New York Times