Greg Vacek's Daily Web Roundup
Monday, February 11, 2019

Note: Greg Vacek’s Daily Web Roundup will resume Tuesday, February 12th. In the meantime, for your convenience, feel free to browse the media links below for today’s breaking news stories.

Note: Greg Vacek’s Daily Web Roundup will resume resume Tuesday, February 12th

[Bonesville Headlines] [ecupirates.com] 

[Associated Press MBB (AAC)] [theamerican.org]

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Homepage Headlines Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

• ECU Football Adds Three To 2019 Signing Class
• Pirates Unable To Keep Pace With Wichita State
• Lady Pirates Can Not Keep Up With No. 5 UConn
• Gameday: Pirate Softball Opens 2019 Campaign At USC Upstate Spartan Classic
• Pirate Attack Readies For 2019 Lacrosse season

Greenville Daily Reflector

• ECU overwhelmed by Wichita State
• Reaction: Pirates get their final three recruits
• OFFICIAL: Pirates sign their 3 recruits

WNCT 9

• ECU football adds three to 2019 signing class
• Wichita State wins first road game of the year , 65-49 over ECU
• (5) UConn blitzes ECU women, 118-56

WITN 7

• ECU Football adds three to 2019 signing class
• Wichita State rolls past East Carolina 65-49
• No. 5 UConn rolls ECU 118-55

The East Carolinian

• Houston, ECU football reveal 2019 signing class
• Softball season debut this weekend at Spartan Classic

Rivals.com

• ECU Offense Sputters and Wichita State Picks Up First Road Win
• Garden City TE Zech Byrd to ECU

247 Sports

• ECU 2019 National Signing Day Central
• Hickman signs with East Carolina
• D’Abreu picks the Pirates
• Three-star JUCO TE Zech Byrd signs with ECU
• Pirates overwhelmed by Shockers
• Wichita State 65, ECU 49: How it looked from the baselines

Wichita State ends longest road drought in 18 years with blowout win at East Carolina Wichita Eagle

Katie Lou Samuelson scores 31 to lead UConn past East Carolina 118-55 Hartford Courant

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

The Associated Press (AAC)

• New UConn president says he’s committed to football, AAC
• Memphis extends Mike Norvell’s contract through 2023 season
• Alston, Pierre-Louis lead Temple past UConn 81-63
• Wichita State rolls past East Carolina 65-49

theamerican.org

• Men’s Basketball Plays of the Week – February 6
• Single-Session Tickets on Sale Friday for 2019 Women’s Basketball Championship
• Women’s Lacrosse Set to Begin First Season This Weekend

Cincinnati Enquirer

• Cincinnati Bearcats head to FedExForum for Memphis Tigers
• University of Cincinnati Bearcat football adds to their incoming recruit class

USF will seek transfers to complement 2019 class Tampa Bay Times

Orlando Sentinel

• UCF lands highest rated recruiting class since 2010, leads AAC
• UCF eager to make most of big opportunity to knock off No. 12 Houston in front of rowdy home crowd

Hartford Courant

• Jalen Adams injured; UConn men overwhelmed by Temple, 81-63
• UConn football recruiting: Here are the Class of 2019 players who are coming to Storrs

Temple basketball makes quick work of UConn, 81-63 Philly.com

New Orleans Advocate

• On signing day, Tulane grabs just one more player only — but Willie Fritz says it’s no problem
• Dynah Jones and Tulane say this rematch vs. USF ‘obviously is personal’

Breaking down SMU’s recruiting class: The Mustangs’ best signee, a dark horse, overall grade and more Dallas News

National Signing Day: TU receives 10 letters, including one from Bixby’s Ethan Hall Tulsa World

No surprises for Houston coach Dana Holgorsen on National… Houston Chronicle

Navy still winning most battles with Army on the recruiting trail Annapolis Capital

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• UNC, N.C. State, ECU and NC Central add to rosters on National Signing Day
• NC State and UNC make more money from sports than ever, but coaching costs outpace gains
• Coach Mack Brown on National Signing Day: ‘I think we are so far ahead of where I anticipated us being’

WRAL Sportsfan

• Tri-Partisan: NC State basketball season at a crossroads
• Brown on signing day: ‘Our message is stay at home and play’
• NCAA selection committee starts work with new ranking system

Winston Salem Journal

• Wake Forest tacks on one more to football signing class
• Eliah Drinkwitz wraps up first football recruiting class as head coach at App State

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• Hokies reel in imposing offensive lineman to cap trio of signees
• Column: Justin Fuente is undeterred in wake of 6-7 season and rash of transfers
• Cavaliers add three, including a QB from Germany, bringing recruiting class to 24
• ODU adds to a large class while trying to rebound from disappointing season

Columbia The State

• Muschamp sells four more players on his vision for ‘great success’ at South Carolina
• Deion Sanders’ message to USC that Will Muschamp loved: ‘Recruit my son, not me’
• Clemson wraps up 2019 signing class. What Tigers are getting in final additions

N.C. producing 100+ FBS signees in 2019 cycle Fayetteville Observer

The Associated Press

• Last-minute decisions in SEC add drama to signing day
• Michigan lands Big Ten’s top class for first time since 2007
• New Big 12 coaches busy on signing day; OU, Texas all set
• Florida State, Miami try to flip narrative on signing day
• Oregon’s recruiting class ranks atop the Pac-12
• After CFP championship, Clemson keeps winning on signing day
• AP Top 25 Podcast: NCAA critics from Miami to Mizzou
• The Latest: Tennessee finishes strong with 2 top-50 recruits
• Ex-Penn State assistant coach Sandusky gets new sentencing
• No. 14 Villanova tops Creighton in OT for 10-0 Big East mark