GREG VACEK'S DAILY WEB ROUNDUP
Saturday, November 2, 2019

Gameday: ECU Plays Hosts To No. 17 Cincinnati…East Carolina VB Blanks Connecticut To Secure Season Series Sweep…USC to hire Cincinnati athletic director Mike Bohn to same position, per reports…UConn dominated in second half, Navy rolls to 56-10 victory…SMU and the AAC get their night in the national spotlight Saturday at Memphis, and the implications are enormous…Georgia vs Florida an elimination game for SEC East, playoff…Virginia, UNC meet in key ACC Coastal Division matchup…Aho leads goal rush as Canes top Wings 7-3

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Bonesville.net

• Al Myatt & Kevin Monroe Audio
  Bonesville Pregame
• Special Feature
  Game Day Weather

ecupirates.com

• Gameday: ECU Plays Hosts To No. 17 Cincinnati
• East Carolina VB Blanks Connecticut To Secure Season Series Sweep
• Gold Takes Game 1 Of World Series
• Spare Earns All-Conference Honors At AAC Cross Country Championships

Greenville Daily Reflector

• GAMEDAY: ECU faces ranked Bearcats
• GAMEDAY: Xavier Smith Q&A
• GAMEDAY: Three questions
• GAMEDAY: Bearcats to know

Online Originals: ECU Homecoming Game Highlights  WNCT 9

WITN 7

• Gold takes Game 1 of Purple-Gold World Series
• ECU women’s volleyball blanks UConn to secure season sweep
• ECU football faces tall task against No. 17 Cincinnati on Saturday

College football 3 keys and prediction: No. 17 UC Bearcats at East Carolina Pirates Cincinnati Enquirer

Cincinnati Bearcats vs East Carolina Pirates Game Preview Underdog Dynasty

No. 17 Cincinnati visits ECU looking to keep rolling Fox Sports

Rivals

247 Sports

• Cincinnati vs. ECU game day hub: All the coverage you need
• How to Watch: Cincinnati vs. ECU
• Three keys to an ECU upset over No. 17 Cincinnati
• HTC Staff Predictions: ECU vs. Cincinnati
• Getting to know the new guys: ECU junior Edra Luster
• The Edge: Cincinnati vs. ECU

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• Navy Wins Fifth Straight With 56-10 Victory At UConn
• Game Preview: Cincinnati at ECU
• Game Preview: SMU at Memphis
• Game Preview:Tulsa at Tulane
• Game Preview: Houston at UCF
• Women’s Soccer Championship Set to Begin Sunday

SMU and the AAC get their night in the national spotlight Saturday at Memphis, and the implications are enormous Dallas Morning News

SMU football is finally back and on ESPN’s GameDay. Suddenly, the students are all-in. Ft Worth Star-Telegram

USA Today

• No. 24 Memphis ready for prime-time showdown with No. 15 SMU
• Back from the death penalty, No. 14 SMU football once again in the national spotlight

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• SMU at Memphis football officially sells out, a first for a Tigers game since 2015
• ‘Memphis has deserved this’: Fans and hosts alike fired up for ‘College GameDay’ on Beale Street
• ESPN’s Maria Taylor previews SMU-Memphis football, what to expect on ‘College GameDay’

USC to hire Cincinnati athletic director Mike Bohn to same position, per reports CBS Sports

USC expected to hire Mike Bohn as AD: The Trojans get it right (hard to believe, but true) Denver Post

Bill Plaschke: Mike Bohn brings USC integrity, which means he can’t hire Urban Meyer Bakersfield Californian

247 Sports

• Memphis vs. SMU: Full game preview College GameDay edition
• Game Preview: No. 15 SMU at No. 24 Memphis
• Reggie Roberson out for SMU at Memphis
• Liberty Bowl official sold out for Memphis-SMU

UCF looks to carry momentum into space game showdown with Houston Orlando Sentinel

College football preview: Houston at UCF Houston Chronicle

McKie’s first Temple team is packed with questions but potential | College basketball preview Philadelphia Inquirer

Zone of his own: Tulane trying to master coach Ron Hunter’s matchup defense NOLA.com

Malcolm Perry sparks Navy football to 56-10 rout of UConn Annapolis Capital

Midshipmen stay afloat in AAC title race with rout of UConn Associated Press

UConn dominated in second half, Navy rolls to 56-10 victory  Hartford Courant

‘We know what we want’: Shockers make their 2019-20 expectations clear  Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• With first place in the Coastal on the line, UNC appears calm before its game with UVA
• Duke 2020 class gets stronger as a 7-foot center commits
• UNC beats WSSU fairly easily. Here are five observations from Friday’s exhibition

As his career winds down, Charlotte 49ers’ Jeff Gemmell can make program history  Charlotte Observer

Atlanta Journal Constitution

• Jacksonville serves Georgia fans just fine, thanks
• Several changes to Georgia Tech’s ‘Above the Line’ chart

The Associated Press

• 100 years later, Harvard’s Rose Bowl win still surprises
• Vandy, South Carolina meet, both looking to strong finish
• Kelly, No.16 Notre Dame facing red-hot Virginia Tech
• Georgia vs Florida an elimination game for SEC East, playoff
• Virginia, UNC meet in key ACC Coastal Division matchup
• UAB’s impressive record has Tennessee’s attention
• 2nd-tier contenders in spotlight before 1st CFP rankings
• Oklahoma St, TCU look to build on big wins
• No. 7 Oregon takes winning streak, playoff hopes to face USC
• No. 14 Michigan rides wave of momentum into Maryland
• No. 21 Boise State looks to bounce back vs San Jose State