Verity kicks into record book for high-scoring Pirates…Pirates to take on Evansville in the Bahamas…ECU women’s basketball falls at VCU, 53-40…ECU Wraps Up Fall At Georgia Tech Invitational…AAC commissioner laments ‘double standard’ in CFP rankings; AAC football is every bit as good as ACC, though it can’t get in the same club…Only 8 ACC teams have bowl eligibility, and time running out…James Wiseman of Memphis Can Return From Suspension in January…Case for the Cotton: SMU enters critical week at Navy…‘He built it:’ Charlotte 49ers prepare to face former coach Brad Lambert …7-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson to retire after 2020…Tom Brady says he’s disliked the Cowboys ‘since coming out of the womb’…Charles Barkley apologizes for telling reporter, ‘I don’t hit women, but if I did, I would hit you’

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Bonesville.net

• The Bradsher Beat on ECU Volleyball
  Pirates, 19-11, on the outside looking in

ecupirates.com

• ECU Wraps Up Fall At Georgia Tech Invitational
• Pirates WBB Falls At VCU
• Bri Wood Tabbed To All-AAC VB Second Team

Greenville Daily Reflector

• Verity kicks into record book for high-scoring Pirates
• Surging Pirate swimmers eyeing fast times at Ga. Tech

ECU Women fall in matinee at VCU, 53-40  WNCT 9

ECU women’s basketball falls at VCU, 53-40 WITN 7

247 Sports

• ECU kicker Jake Verity enters record books
• What UConn head coach Randy Edsall said about East Carolina
• Setting The Stage: ECU vs. UConn

Pirates to take on Evansville in the Bahamas The East Carolinian

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• Memphis and Tulsa Both Improve to 4-1
• American Athletic Conference Volleyball Report – Championship Week
• Tickets for 2020 American Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Championship On Sale Friday
• The American Mailbag #AskAndyFB – November 19

AAC Daily: The Playoff Rankings Are a Rigged and Embarrassing Joke bcsnn.com

Hartford Courant

• AAC football is every bit as good as ACC, though it can’t get in the same club
• UConn announces football players who will celebrate Senior Day, including two starters with remaining eligibility
• With James Bouknight ready for his debut, UConn men face Buffalo in Charleston Classic

Orlando Sentinel

• AAC commissioner Mike Aresco calls out College Football Playoff committee for double-standard
• UCF tailback Greg McCrae anxious to play against Tulane after recovering from injury

Temple signs Georgia high school guard to national letter of intent Philadelphia Inquirer

Tough task: Tulane prepares for UCF team that has dominated both sides of ball NOLA.com

How a grad assistant and a former walk-on have prepped SMU for Navy Dallas Morning News

NCAA: James Wiseman must sit out next 11 games. Memphis says it will appeal the ruling Memphis Commercial Appeal

Memphis’ decision to defy the NCAA so publicly backfires, proves costly for its program and James Wiseman CBS Sports

Memphis discovers the cost for fighting NCAA over James Wiseman’s eligibility may be exorbitant Sporting News

James Wiseman of Memphis Can Return From Suspension in January New York Times

247 Sports

• AAC commissioner laments ‘double standard’ in CFP rankings
• Mike Aresco stumps for SMU after latest CFB Playoff rankings
• Case for the Cotton: SMU enters critical week at Navy
• Cincinnati Bearcats take shot at Bengals to promote upcoming game

TU uses late run to defeat Southeastern Louisiana Tulsa World

Navy football notes: Backup center Eric Cal headed to medical school Annapolis Capital

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• UNC struggles early against Elon, but pulls away in the second half for win
• How did NC State stumble to 1-5 in the ACC? It’s not just about injuries
• Belk pulls sponsorship of annual college football bowl game in Charlotte
• 5 early storylines for the Carolina-Clemson game, including Gamecocks’ motivation

‘He built it:’ Charlotte 49ers prepare to face former coach Brad Lambert  Charlotte Observer

Winston Salem Journal

• Bacot, Anthony lead No. 5 UNC past Elon 75-61
• Willie Edwards, a DB at App State, fought through his preseason knee injury. Now, he’s finding his place with the No. 24 Mountaineers.
• The College Football Playoff rankings are out. Here’s what the contenders must do next.
• WSSU football coaches continue recruiting plan despite the uncertain future of the program

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• ODU’s buzzer-beater is waved off as Monarchs fall to James Madison
• Cavaliers insist they won’t look past Liberty before monumental game against Hokies
• Hokies’ emerging run game faces serious challenge in Pitt

Charleston Post and Courier

• Former College of Charleston assistant basketball coach finds home in Florida
• Citadel basketball can’t cope with Illinois’ 7-foot, 290-pound star
• South Carolina president: Muschamp will stay on as Gamecocks coach

C-USA Bowl Projections: Southern Miss, La. Tech, Marshall in hunt for best bids Biloxi Sun Herald

Atlanta Journal Constitution

• The difference between UGA and Tech – a superstar
• Years later, Georgia finally gets to play Texas A&M in football
• 5 things to know before Georgia Tech-N.C. State

The Associated Press

• No. 4 Georgia continues playoff chase with another big test
• No. 2 Ohio St. hosts No. 9 Penn St. looking to wrap up East
• No. 13 Baylor another shot to clinch Big 12 title game spot
• Patterson scores 5 times, Buffalo tops Toledo 49-30
• MAC East champ Miami (Ohio) edges winless Akron 20-17
• In Minnesota, everyone’s aboard the Gophers boat
• Aggies could play spoiler with games at Georgia, LSU
• College Football Picks: Scoreboard watching for CFP hopefuls
• Only 8 ACC teams have bowl eligibility, and time running out
• Wolfpack visit Yellow Jackets in matchup of last-place teams
• Alabama man charged in killing of rival college football fan