Greg Vacek's Daily Web Roundup
Wednesday, January 9, 2019

Gunter, Williams Added To ECU Football Staff…Lady Pirates Host Wichita State In AAC Home Opener…Gardner And Monk Named December Student-Athletes Of The Month…Packard earns second preseason All-America honor…ECU waiting on word from NCAA about Harvey, three others…UCF and Cincinnati Finish the CFB Season Ranked…Source: Temple football nearing decision on next coach, narrowing search down to core group…Clemson blowout draws lowest TV ratings for CFP title game…South Carolina upsets No. 14 Mississippi State…No. 12 UNC takes out No. 15 NC State…Arizona Cardinals Hire Kliff Kingsbury as Coach, Going All-In on Offense

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

ecupirates.com

• Gunter, Williams Added To ECU Football Staff
• Gardner And Monk Named December Student-Athletes Of The Month
• Gameday: Lady Pirates Host Wichita State In AAC Home Opener

ECU women back in Minges Greenville Daily Reflector

WITN 7

• ECU’s Packard earns second preseason All-America honor
• Gunter, Williams added to ECU football staff

The East Carolinian

• ECU athletics is ready for 2019
• ECU opens Main Campus Student Center
• Pirates prepare for AAC conference play

247 Sports

• ECU waiting on word from NCAA about Harvey, three others
• 2019 Position Primer: ECU Quarterbacks

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

Houston’s Montgomery Named to The Bowerman Watch List theamerican.org

BCSNN

• AAC Daily: UCF and Cincinnati Finish the CFB Season Ranked
• Pete Lembo Joins Mike Norvell’s Coaching Staff at Memphis
• More Preseason Honors Roll In For ECU Pirate Bryant Packard

In breakthrough season, USF still brutal from stripe Tampa Bay Times

Cincinnati Bearcats rank No. 24 in final AP Top 25 college football poll Cincinnati Enquirer

UCF Knights finish No. 11 in final AP top 25 poll Orlando Sentinel

Mike Anthony: Dan Hurley has lived this basketball life twice before — early struggles, with success to follow Hartford Courant

Philly.com

• Source: Temple football nearing decision on next coach, narrowing search down to core group
• Temple, coming off improbable win, will host undefeated Houston

Bullbleep Meter and The Temple Job Temple Football Forever

Toughness matters: Tulane back to basics in an effort to turnaround season New Orleans Advocate

Wichita Eagle

• WSU baseball bridges the gap with Mike Pelfrey hire: “We are finally one”
• Landry Shamet makes his case as NBA’s best rookie shooter with career-high 29 points

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• No. 12 UNC takes out No. 15 NC State
• NC State was favored against North Carolina for a change, but result remains the same
• When UNC’s leading scorer went down, it needed someone to step up. It turned out to be the team.
• There is no need to overcomplicate the reason NC State lost to UNC
• No. 1 Duke’s first road test brought the Blue Devils even more confidence
• Zion Williamson adds 3-point shooting to his game against Wake
• CLA thriller: Gamecocks outlast No. 14 Bulldogs, stay undefeated in the SEC
• This time against a ranked opponent, Maik Kotsar was there — and he dominated for USC
• Frank Martin: ‘Trust’ was key for South Carolina to upset No. 14 Mississippi State
• Maik Kotsar on big night vs. Mississippi State: ‘Most confident game’ in my career

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• Teel: Tigers dominated – and had fun – on the way to national championship
• With an assist from Kyle Guy, Braxton Key makes quick impact for U.Va.

Charleston Post Courier

• South Carolina upsets No. 14 Mississippi State
• Trevor Lawrence has always been this way — the poise Monday night was no surprise
• Let the Clemson party begin: Tigers’ return, trophy on tour, parade on tap
• Trump invites national champs Clemson to the White House
• South Carolina’s Bryan Edwards returning; Will Muschamp to add assistant coach
• S.C. State football coach Buddy Pough to return in 2019; hoping for long term contract
• South Carolina’s Bryan Edwards returning; Will Muschamp to add assistant coach

The Associated Press

• The Latest: Clemson returns home to thousands of fans
• Alabama, Saban face big offseason challenges after loss
• Clemson blowout draws lowest TV ratings for CFP title game
• Colorado State coach turns down $100K raise after 3-9 season
• Life after Nebraska: Solich found it, and likes it, at Ohio
• Arizona Cardinals hire former Texas Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury to replace fired head coach Steve Wilks
• USC’s Helton “happy for” Kingsbury after Cardinals swoop in
• Sam Mills III, Adam Zimmer to coach in East-West Shrine Game
• AP Top 25 Heat Check: Wrapping up 2018 with eye toward 2019
• Clemson is No. 1 for 3rd time in AP poll; ‘Bama 2, Ohio St 3
• No. 12 UNC beats No. 15 NC State 90-82 in rivalry game
• South Carolina stuns No. 14 Mississippi State 87-82 in OT
• No. 18 Kentucky rallies to pull away from Texas A&M 85-74
• No. 3 Tennessee cruises to road rout of Missouri 87-63
• Williamson scores 30, No. 1 Duke routs Wake Forest 87-65
• NC A&T routs Mid-Atlantic Christian 104-56
• West Virginia’s Huggins looking for solutions in sour season
• Crean concerned about Georgia’s toughness after SEC debut