Greg Vacek's Daily Web Roundup
Friday, February 1, 2019

ECU Snaps Five-Game Skid With Win Over Tulane…Thanks to Maryland, East Carolina no longer owes Scottie Montgomery buyout …Virginia Tech, East Carolina will each play two FCS opponents instead of playing each other…Don’t punish ECU for canceling Hurricane Florence game, NC governor says…Rod Carey adds three analysts from Northern Illinois to Temple staff …Taylor sparks UCF to 73-67 victory over UConn…Corrigan talked to NC State chancellor about FBI, NCAA issues before taking AD job…Knicks Say Goodbye to Porzingis and Prepare a Possible Hello for Durant…Super Bowl: Limo shortage could bring ‘black eye’ to Georgia…From draft bust to Super Bowl QB in two years, Jared Goff always keeps his cool

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Bonesville.net

• VIEW FROM THE EAST
  Gilbert fills void with Tribe
• PIRATE PROFILE
  20 Questions for Jon Gilbert
• Basketball News
  Pirates nip Tulane, 66-65

ecupirates.com

• ECU Snaps Five-Game Skid With Win Over Tulane
• Postgame Quotes: vs. Tulane
• ECU Heads To Pair Of Indoor Meets This Weekend

Don’t punish ECU for canceling Hurricane Florence game, NC governor says Raleigh News and Observer

Greenville Daily Reflector

• (ECU) Streak stopped: Pirates edge Tulane
• UPDATE: Governor supports Pirates-Hokies series

Tulane skid continues with narrow loss at East Carolina New Orleans Times Picayune

Pirates slip by Tulane for 2nd American win, 66-65 WNCT 9

WITN 7

• East Carolina snaps 5-game skid, beats Tulane, 66-65
• Cooper asks Virginia governor to help out dispute between ECU & Virginia Tech
• ECU completes 2019 non-conference football schedule with William & Mary

WCTI 12

• Jan. 31 11 p.m. sports: Pirates top Tulane to get back in win column
• Gov. Cooper hopes resolution found in ECU-Va. Tech series

ECU finalizes the 2019 non-conference football schedule The East Carolinian

ECU Snaps Five Game Losing Streak With a 66-65 Win Over Tulane Rivals.com

247 Sports

• ECU outlasts Tulane to snap skid
• What Joe Dooley said following the win over Tulane
• ECU 66, Tulane 65: How it looked from the baselines
• Gov. Cooper asks Virginia Governor for help over ECU-VT dispute

NBC Sports

• Thanks to Maryland, East Carolina no longer owes Scottie Montgomery buyout 
• Virginia Tech, East Carolina will each play two FCS opponents instead of playing each other

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

The Associated Press

• East Carolina snaps 5-game skid, beats Tulane 66-65
• Taylor sparks UCF to 73-67 victory over UConn

theamerican.org

• Campus Connect – Houston Guard Armoni Brooks
• Get to Know: UCF’s B.J. Taylor
• Meet Our Teams: UCF Knights
• Houston’s Heebner Named to USA Softball POY Watch List

Tulsa Men’s Basketball Makes Light Work of the Memphis Tigers BCSNN

UCF holds on for win over UConn Orlando Sentinel

Hartford Courant

• UConn men fight to finish but lose at UCF 73-67
• No. 2 UConn women fall to No. 3 Louisville, 78-69

Rod Carey adds three analysts from Northern Illinois to Temple staff Philly.com

Memphis basketball: Urgency for road wins intensifies for Penny Hardaway’s Tigers Memphis Commercial Appeal

At last, USF’s Laquincy Rideau getting noticed Tampa Bay Times

UH’s Nate Hinton suffers broken nose during Temple game Houston Chronicle

A look at how Wichita State won the games within the game to beat SMU Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• Corrigan talked to NC State chancellor about FBI, NCAA issues before taking AD job
• The story of how NC State named a new AD. A general, a chancellor and a guy named Boo.
• The NCAA’s shameful and cowardly punishment of Mizzou

Ed Hardin: Remembering Debbie Yow’s ‘unprecedented success’ at N.C. State Winston Salem Journal

ODU outmuscles North Texas in bounce-back win Norfolk Virginian Pilot

Columbia The State

• Even in business, Brian Maddox is still that Gamecock who ‘ninja-kicked’ an Auburn DB
• Frank Martin injury update: Bryant could be out for UGA, Minaya could be out for year
• Kelly Bryant planning to stay put at Missouri amid NCAA fallout, source says
• Where are they now? Catching up with USC’s highest-rated recruiting class ever

How Charlotte 49ers let comeback, late lead slip away against Rice Charlotte Observer

The Associated Press

• UNC-Louisville matchup headlines this weekend in the ACC
• Despite losing 4 seniors, Seton Hall exceeding expectations
• Florida gets big opportunity vs. No. 7 Kentucky on Saturday