Gardner Named The American Co-Freshman-Of-The-Week…Baloun To Direct ECU Football Operations…Trustees grapple with response to Virginia Tech…ECU garners No. 11 preseason ranking from D1Baseball…AAC coaches tout league parity …Down two starters, No. 1 Duke suffers overtime loss to Syracuse…Virginia-Va. Tech as a top-10 matchup is a tribute to Tony Bennett and Buzz Williams…Clemson Tigers enjoy fast-food feast fit for college football’s kings at White House…Kyler Murray Knows His Options. That’s Why This Isn’t Simple…Serena Williams Is Back at Australian Open, for Tennis and So Much More…Hornets guard Tony Parker’s return to San Antonio ends with both sides happy

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

From the Anchor Desk
Gardner’s terrific start may be just the beginning Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

• Baloun To Direct ECU Football Operations
• Gardner Named The American Co-Freshman-Of-The-Week
• ECU Garners No. 11 Preseason Ranking From D1Baseball

Greenville Daily Reflector

• Rookie Gardner lauded again by AAC
• At retreat, ECU trustees seek clarity on goals
• Trustees grapple with response to Virginia Tech

WNCT 9

• Baloun named director of football operations at ECU
• D1 Baseball ranks ECU 11th in preseason poll
• American Athletic Conference honors ECU’s Jayden Gardner for 3rd…

WITN 7

• ECU garners No. 11 preseason ranking from D1Baseball
• ECU’s Gardner named AAC Freshman of the Week
• Nina Baloun to direct ECU football operations

Jan. 14 6 p.m. sports: ECU freshman named AAC co-Rookie of the Week WCTI 12

247 Sports

• ECU players who benefitted from the new redshirt rule in 2018
• ECU tabbed No. 11 in D1Baseball preseason Top 25

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• Temple, ECU and USF Earn Players of the Week
• UCF and Memphis Wins Cap Second Week of Conference Play
• UCF’s Wright, Tulsa’s Lewis Collect Women’s Basketball Weekly Accolades
• Florida Lacrosse to Feature in STX’s “The Season 2019”

AAC Daily: Is The American One of the Deepest Basketball Leagues? BCSNN

UC’s third game in six days: USF here Tuesday night Cincinnati Enquirer

UCF coach Johnny Dawkins pleased with Knights’ offensive progress, still sees room to improve at midseason Orlando Sentinel

Dan Hurley’s seeing production, toughness from Josh Carlton; AAC coaches tout league parity Hartford Courant

Temple’s Nate Pierre-Louis selected AAC player of week Philly.com

Tulane announces transfer of wideout Jalen McCleskey from Oklahoma State New Orleans Times Picayune

Former SMU quarterback Ben Hicks to reunite with Chad Morris at Arkansas Dallas News

What new Memphis defensive coordinator Adam Fuller brings to Tigers Memphis Commercial Appeal

Houston Chronicle

• Report: Joe Cauthen hired as UH’s defensive coordinator
• Meet new UH safeties coach/special teams coordinator Blake Gideon
• Meet new UH co-offensive coordinator/offensive line coach…
• Arkansas State’s Joe Cauthen headed to UH as defensive…

AAC coaches not fooled by WSU’s winless start: ‘They’re capable of beating any team’ Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• Down two starters, No. 1 Duke suffers overtime loss to Syracuse
• Suddenly, Duke’s season hinges on Tre Jones’ injured hinge
• Duke finds itself a different team, and not in a good way, without Tre Jones
• This team is different. NC State is winning games the Wolfpack used to lose.
• After getting blown out by Louisville, UNC hoping to bounce back against Notre Dame

Winston Salem Journal

• My Take On Wake: What it could look like — maybe what it was supposed to look like
• 5 things to watch in Tuesday night’s N.C. State-Wake Forest game
• Jones’ injury proves freshman’s importance for Duke

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• Understudies could play big roles in U.Va., Virginia Tech showdown
• London adds former Deep Creek star to his staff at William & Mary
• Anatomy of a national title run: A closer look at Clemson ’18 vs. Florida State ’13

Columbia The State

• Clemson’s leading tackler passing on NFL draft, returning to school
• 7 defining moments of Clemson’s national championship season
• Brown: New Gamecocks ops building is ‘phenomenal.’ The players seem to agree
• Game times set for South Carolina-Clemson baseball rivalry series

Charleston Post Courier

• Clemson Tigers enjoy fast-food feast fit for college football’s kings at White House
• Charleston Southern names Notre Dame assistant Autry Denson new football coach
• Former South Carolina star Alshon Jeffery takes blame for Eagles’ playoff loss to Saints
• South Carolina women will have to travel for NCAA basketball tournament

Washington Post

• ‘We have everything that I like’: Trump serves fast-food feast for Clemson’s White House visit
• Virginia-Va. Tech as a top-10 matchup is a tribute to Tony Bennett and Buzz Williams
• Maryland basketball weathers late scoring drought to beat Wisconsin, 64-60
• Unranked Syracuse stuns No. 1 Duke

The Associated Press

• TOP 25 THIS WEEK: No. 4 Virginia faces 2 top-10 ACC foes
• South Carolina bolts to top of SEC basketball standings
• Duke stays at No. 1 in AP Top 25; Kentucky, Marquette rise
• No. 1 Duke loses PG Jones indefinitely with shoulder injury
• Syracuse upsets No. 1 Duke 95-91 in OT after Jones’ injury
• No. 7 Kansas holds on to beat Texas 80-78 at Phog
• USC coach suspends guard Kevin Porter Jr. from team
• Trey McGowens leads Pitt to 75-62 upset of No. 11 FSU
• Sylla’s career-high 25 pts leads NC A&T past UMES 67-58
• Perkins hits buzzer beater as NCCU beats Delaware St. 71-70
• Lovin’ it: Trump fetes champion Clemson with burgers, fries
• Sooners QB, A’s pick Kyler Murray declares for NFL draft
• AP Source: A’s, MLB meet with Heisman Trophy winner Murray
• Notre Dame’s top rusher Denson takes Charleston Southern job
• NC State hires ex-West Virginia defensive coordinator Gibson
• Pittsburgh hires Mark Whipple as offensive coordinator
• Georgia’s Smart hires Hartley from Miami as tight ends coach
• Crash that killed man, 81, injures Kansas football player

Kyler Murray Knows His Options. That’s Why This Isn’t Simple. New York Times