Greg Vacek's Daily Web Roundup
Wednesday, January 16, 2018

ECU’s Gardner Named Wayman Tisdale National Freshman of the Week…Gameday: ECU looking to bounce back at home versus Temple…Houston family ready to embrace Greenville…Cumberland’s career night helps UC beat South Florida…Surging UCF basketball set to face rebuilding Wichita State…Wake Forest vexes NC State again, knocks off No. 17 Wolfpack in Winston-Salem…Cavaliers outclass Hokies in first meeting as top-10 teams…Clemson QB Trevor Lawrence says White House fast-food meme is fake food news..Canes’ lose 16th straight game to Rangers at Madison Square Garden

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

ecupirates.com

• Gameday: ECU Returns Home To Face Temple
• Gardner Named USBWA National Freshman-Of-The-Week

Greenville Daily Reflector

• Houston family ready to embrace Greenville
• Houston lays out Pirates’ plan with workouts

247 Sports

• ECU looking to bounce back at home versus Temple
• Jayden Gardner just keeps adding to a stellar freshman campaign

National Freshman of the Week Gardner and ECU Host Temple Rivals.com

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• ECU’s Gardner Named Wayman Tisdale National Freshman of the Week
• Cincinnati trio and SMU’s Trahan take home weekly swimming and diving awards
• Houston sweeps men’s Indoor T&F awards, Cincinnati and Tulsa take home women’s honors

AAC Daily: Former Notre Dame Starting QB Transfers to UCF BCSNN

The Associated Press

• Cumberland has career-high 34 as Cincinnati beats USF 82-74
• South Florida Bulls at Cincinnati Bearcats 1/15/2019

Cincinnati Enquirer

Surging UCF basketball set to face rebuilding Wichita State Orlando Sentinel

Philly.com

• Temple football coach Rod Carey adds three assistant football coaches from NIU
• Temple basketball now on right side of NCAA Tournament bubble, but needs to keep winning

SMU gets immediate DB help in form of JUCO corner Damarion Williams Dallas News

Memphis Basketball: Penny Hardaway to appear on ESPN morning talk show Get Up! Wednesday Memphis Commercial Appeal

After back-to-back AAC losses, TU looks to continue Reynolds Center mastery of UConn Tulsa World

Report: Joe Cauthen hired as UH’s defensive coordinator Houston Chronicle

Here’s how Gregg Marshall is going about getting WSU out of its losing skid Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• Wake Forest vexes NC State again, knocks off No. 17 Wolfpack in Winston-Salem
• How UNC freshman Nassir Little finally found his groove against Notre Dame
• North Carolina bounces back by “winning ugly” against Notre Dame
• Should Zion Williamson stop playing at Duke right now? One NBA Hall of Famer thinks so.

Winston Salem Journal

• Wake Forest comes to life with win over N.C. State
• Little, No. 13 North Carolina hold off Notre Dame 75-69
• Life without Tre Jones: What Duke will be missing and how the Blue Devils will adjust
• After last year’s national championship Wake Forest men’s tennis opens season Wednesday
• Clemson freshman, former West Forsyth star Henry tweets about Trump and ‘hamberders.’ People responded.

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• Cavaliers outclass Hokies in first meeting as top-10 teams
• Teel: Replacing indispensable Jones leaves Blue Devils a dilemma

Columbia The State

• Brian Bowen, an improved test score and an opening. How USC landed Keyshawn Bryant
• First reviews in: New South Carolina football ops building ‘unbelievably impressive’

Charleston Post Courier

• South Carolina’s Tre Campbell finally on point as Gamecocks seek to stay perfect in SEC
• Clemson’s investigation, appeal to NCAA continues in wake of ostarine scandal
• Citadel hires son of ex-Clemson coach; names new defensive coordinator
• Trump gets roasted on late night TV, Twitter for serving fast food to Clemson players
• Clemson’s ‘Power Rangers’ are gone, but future defensive stars are behind them