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GREG VACEK'S DAILY WEB ROUNDUPThursday, December 5, 2019

December 5, 2019 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

Gilbert: First year offered glimpses of athletic resurgence….Verity, Futrell lead Pirate All-AAC picks…American Teams Go 4-0 Wednesday…Big Ten beats down on ACC on final day of challenge series…Greg Schiano is back at Rutgers, back in Jersey…‘Thank you.’ Former Panthers coach Ron Rivera publicly says goodbye, vows to coach again…Eli Manning ‘very likely’ will get one last hurrah with the Giants

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

The Bradsher Beat
Former coaches talk up Robinson-White
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Futrell And Verity Named Second-Team All-AAC ecupirates.com

Greenville Daily Reflector

  • Gilbert: First year offered glimpses of athletic resurgence
  • Verity, Futrell lead Pirate All-AAC picks

Pirate pair honored by American Athletic Conference  WNCT 9

ECU football’s Futrell And Verity named Second-Team All-AAC WITN 7

Verity and Futrell Highlight Four ECU Players Honored by AAC Rivals

247 Sports

  • Four Pirates earn AAC honors for 2019 season
  • Mason Garcia added to 2019 Shrine Bowl roster

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

  • American Teams Go 4-0 Wednesday
  • Tulsa Defeats UC Davis In NIVC Round 1
  • American Announces 2019 Postseason Football Honors

Boise State AD weighs in on CFP ranking as Group of 5 teams vie for Cotton Bowl bid Idaho Statesman

Record-setting number of All-AAC selections for Cincinnati football Cincinnati Enquirer

SB Nation

  • History of Cincinnati vs Memphis Football Series
  • CFP Rankings Reveal Cotton Bowl Still in Play for Cincinnati

Tampa Bay Times

  • USF football coaching search: Time for some Bulls bracketology
  • USF representatives, Willie Taggart discuss Bulls football vacancy
  • USF dismisses volleyball coach Courtney Draper

UCF receiver Gabe Davis declares for NFL draft Orlando Sentinel

Philadelphia Inquirer

  • Temple end Quincy Roche named AAC defensive player of the year
  • Temple tight end Kenny Yeboah to enter the transfer portal

UConn men put it all together in second half, beat Iona 80-62 Hartford Courant

Tulane’s Patrick Johnson a second-team All-AAC pick for second straight year NOLA.com

Dallas Morning News

  • SMU has 4 players make 1st team All-AAC, including 1 unanimous selection
  • Source: SMU punter Jamie Sackville enters transfer portal
  • In Everett Ray, SMU basketball finds an increasingly viable post presence

Memphis Commercial Appeal

  • Mike Norvell: What schools have targeted Memphis Tigers’ football coach?
  • Heading to the Memphis-Cincinnati AAC championship game? Here’s the weather forecast

247 Sports

  • American Athletic Conference accolades pour in for the Tigers
  • Will Memphis secure a Cotton Bowl bid on Saturday?
  • The cons of Memphis coach Mike Norvell
  • FSU Coaching Search Central: Norvell buzz among coaches

Defense shines as Tulsa dominates Arkansas-Pine Bluff 72-39 Tulsa World

Perry, Niumatalolo earn American Athletic Conference postseason honors Annapolis Capital

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

  • All boos, no flops in NC State’s bounce-back win over Wisconsin
  • No. 6 Ohio State dominates No. 7 UNC in ACC-Big Ten challenge

Winston Salem Journal

  • Washington, No. 6 Ohio State beat No. 7 North Carolina 74-49
  • Hellems, NC State pull away to beat Wisconsin, 69-54
  • Penn State blows past Wake Forest to end Deacons’ trip
  • Wake Forest players cleared to return after ‘significant discrepancies’ found in Disneyland incident

Fayetteville Observer

  • Big Ten beats down on ACC on final day of challenge series
  • Buckeyes’ bashing sends Tar Heels searching
  • Wolfpack wears out Badgers

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

  • Easy to overlook, Brian Delaney’s late kick against Hokies loomed large
  • Purdue dominates No. 5 Virginia in rematch of memorable Elite Eight game

Charleston Post and Courier

  • Gamecocks’ Will Muschamp faces familiar situation in search for offensive coordinator
  • Porter-Gaud grad, former Citadel coach propelling Lenoir-Rhyne in football playoffs

Philadelphia Inquirer

  • Penn State can still earn Rose Bowl berth, but needs help from Ohio State in Big Ten title game
  • Greg Schiano is back at Rutgers, back in Jersey | Mike Jensen

Washington Post

  • College Football Playoff rankings and scenarios: Working for the weekend
  • No. 5 Virginia meets its defensive match in blowout loss to No. 20 Purdue
  • Terps are undefeated and ranked No. 3. The really scary part? They’re just getting started.
  • Maryland keeps on clicking, hammers Notre Dame in ACC/Big Ten Challenge

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Georgia stays No. 4, LSU No. 2 in next-to-last playoff rankings
  • Now’s the time for Georgia offensive breakout Fromm has predicted 

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

Charlotte Observer

  • Who is Perry Fewell, Panthers interim coach? Gaston native, ‘fundamentals’ guy
  • ‘End of an era.’ Fans, QB Newton react on social media to Panthers firing Ron Rivera  
  • ‘Thank you.’ Former Panthers coach Ron Rivera publicly says goodbye, vows to coach again
  • No tug-of-war: Hornets guards Graham and Rozier form a strength through synergy

New York Times

  • Steve Cohen in Talks to Buy Majority of Mets From Wilpons
  • Baseball Free Agency: Power Starts Shifting Back to Players
  • Kelly Slater Wants to Surf in the Olympics. His Neighbor Is in the Way.
  • Adam Sandler Is Betting the N.B.A. (and Knicks) Can Take a Joke
  • How the Devils’ Season Went Wrong
  • James Harden Dunked It. Ruling: No Basket.
  • Ron Rivera Led the Panthers to a Super Bowl. The Owner Who Fired Him Wasn’t Around Then.

Washington Post

  • New Redskins wide receiver credits Colin Kaepernick workout for giving him another shot at NFL
  • Dwayne Haskins isn’t looking to out-duel Aaron Rodgers
  • John Carlson scores twice as Capitals keep rolling on the road
  • Eli Manning ‘very likely’ will get one last hurrah with the Giants
  • Tom Brady is playing like an average quarterback, and there might be no going back
  • A Browns player tragically lost his girlfriend in September. Now he’s out of a job.
  • LeBron James heard the doubters. The ‘Washed King’ has responded with MVP-level play.

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