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 Bonesville.net
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
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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