GREG VACEK'S DAILY WEB ROUNDUP
Monday, December 9, 2019

Pena shows durability in final season at East Carolina…Yatawara Claims Medalist Honors At 2019 South Asian Games…Houston, Wichita State Win Key Road Games Sunday…No. 15 Memphis tabs Silverfield as Tigers’ interim coach; Memphis football to face Penn State in the Cotton Bowl…Marshall faces Central Florida in Tampa’s Gasparilla Bowl…Temple will face North Carolina in the Military Bowl …No. 21 Navy to match up with Kansas State in Liberty Bowl…Tulane gets surprising Armed Forces Bowl matchup with nearby Southern Miss…Appalachian State’s Eli Drinkwitz poised to become Missouri coach…Playoff field set; No. 1 LSU vs. Oklahoma in Peach Bowl…No. 5 Virginia hands No. 7 UNC its third loss in four games…Matt Ryan leads Falcons to another big win over Panthers, 40-20 …The 49ers and Saints gave the NFL a new game of the year and a possible playoff preview…Russia Banned From Global Sports for 4 Years Over Doping

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Insights from Brett
Gilbert petitions fans to stay the course Bonesville.net

Yatawara Claims Medalist Honors At 2019 South Asian Games ecupirates.com

Pena shows durability in final season at East Carolina Montgomery County Herald

East Carolina University Golfer Claims Medalist Honors At 2019 South Asian Games Patch on MSN.com

247 Sports

• Building Blocks: Five redshirt freshmen to watch moving forward
• Early Signing Day approaches: 10 things you need to know
• ECU commits react to Mike Houston’s visits on the trail
• Kautai commits to Maryland

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• Houston, Wichita State Win Key Road Games Sunday
• American Announces 2019 Bowl Pairings
• American Stories: Gibson, Tigers Change the Game

The Associated Press

• No. 15 Memphis tabs Silverfield as Tigers’ interim coach
• UConn AD says Edsall needs more to build program
• Memphis to Cotton Bowl vs. Penn State after Norvell to FSU
• American champ Memphis vs. Big Ten’s Penn St in Cotton Bowl
• Marshall faces Central Florida in Tampa’s Gasparilla Bowl
• FAU to play at home in Boca Raton Bowl against SMU
• Southern Miss will play Tulane in the Armed Forces Bowl
• No. 21 Navy to match up with Kansas State in Liberty Bowl

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• Memphis football ranked No. 15 in Coaches Poll, AP Top 25
• Memphis football to face Penn State in the Cotton Bowl
• What to know about Penn State, the Cotton Bowl opponent for Memphis football
• Mike Norvell informs Memphis football team he is leaving to take Florida State job
• How will Mike Norvell’s departure affect Memphis football recruiting for 2020 class?
• Kansas State will face Navy in the Liberty Bowl in Memphis

Annapolis Capital

• Ship comes in for Navy, which is headed to the Liberty Bowl
• Pittman improved under tutelage of three different position coaches
• North Carolina and Temple to meet in Annapolis for Military Bowl

Military Bowl Set to Feature the Temple Owls and UNC Tar Heels BCSNN

Temple will face North Carolina in the Military Bowl Philadelphia Inquirer

Cincinnati Enquirer

• Cincinnati football to play Boston College in the Birmingham Bowl
• What we learned: UC Bearcats struggle in loss to Xavier in the Crosstown Shootout
• FS1’s Donny Marshall on Jarron Cumberland: ‘I’m not sure if it’s just the hip’

Tampa Bay Times

• Could USF be close to landing Clemson’s Jeff Scott?
• UCF to face Marshall in Gasparilla Bowl at Raymond James

Orlando Sentinel

• UCF to face Marshall in Gasparilla Bowl
• UCF podcast: The Knights find out their bowl destination

Hartford Courant

• Mike Anthony: Notre Dame brought something to Gampel Pavilion that UConn never has — a rebuilding project
• UConn routs rival Notre Dame to improve to 8-0

Local color: Tulane gets surprising Armed Forces Bowl matchup with nearby Southern Miss NOLA.com

SMU football headed to Boca Raton Bowl, will face Florida Atlantic Dallas Morning News

247 Sports

• Ryan Silverfield named interim head coach for the Tigers
• Veatch talks coaching search, confirms Silverfield as candidate
• Penn State will play Memphis in Cotton Bowl
• Memphis will play Penn State in the Cotton Bowl on December 28

Quentin Grimes leads UH to victory over South Carolina Houston Chronicle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• No. 5 Virginia hands No. 7 UNC its third loss in four games
• NC State’s Jericole Hellems in good spirits after brief hospital stay
• UNC’s struggles to score continued against Virginia. Here’s a big reason why.
• ACC bowl guide: Matchups set for UNC, Wake Forest and in Belk Bowl

Winston Salem Journal

• Appalachian State’s Eli Drinkwitz poised to become Missouri coach
• Where and who will No. 20 App State play in a bowl game?
• My Take On Wake: Some quick-hitting reactions from the Pinstripe Bowl matchup
• Diakite, defense lead No. 5 Virginia past No. 7 UNC 56-47 on Sunday
• Ed Hardin: Tar Heels’ historic losses leave Williams with historic frustration

Watauga Democrat

• Reports: Missouri working on details to hire Drinkwitz to coach Tigers
• App State to play Alabama-Birmingham in New Orleans Bowl

Wake, UNC, App State receive bowl bids Fayetteville Observer

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• Supporting actors take star turns in U.Va.’s victory over North Carolina
• Virginia will play Florida in Orange Bowl as Cavs make first major bowl since 1991
• Hokies headed back to Belk Bowl, will face Kentucky
• Penn State assistant reportedly a strong candidate to be ODU’s next football coach

Columbia The State

• No doubt: Clemson earns playoff spot, bowl showdown with Ohio State
• USC struggles to score, falls to Houston to begin crucial stretch on rough note
• The challenging road South Carolina’s staff faces right now on the recruiting trail
• South Carolina could be closer to making new offensive coordinator hire official

Charleston Post and Courier

• Clemson learns College Football Playoff seeding, semifinal destination
• Gamecocks to hire familiar SEC name as new offensive coordinator

Fiery new FSU coach Mike Norvell pledges to restore Seminoles to championship level Orlando Sentinel

Atlanta Journal Constitution

• Playoff field set; No. 1 LSU vs. Oklahoma in Peach Bowl
• LSU was too good for Georgia. But the Bulldogs were bad. 
• Updated: Georgia assistant Sam Pittman named Arkansas head coach
• Georgia Bulldogs to face Baylor in Sugar

Ohio State Struggled in the Big Ten Title Game. Tougher Teams Await. New York Times

Washington Post

• The College Football Playoff, the least-flawed system yet, produces a gem in Ohio State-Clemson
• CFP schedule, bracket and more

The Associated Press

• Analysis: 4 enough for now to keep CFP expansion talk quiet
• AP Source: Mizzou hiring Appalachian State’s Eli Drinkwitz
• Arkansas hires Georgia assistant Pittman as new head coach
• No. 13 Alabama, No. 14 Michigan play in the Citrus Bowl
• Defending champion Clemson to face Ohio State in Fiesta Bowl
• No. 20 Appalachian State faces UAB in New Orleans Bowl
• 12 of 26 first-year coaches are taking their teams to bowls
• No. 8 Baylor, No. 5 Georgia seek to recover in Sugar Bowl
• Unfamiliar rivals Florida, Virginia headed to Orange Bowl
• Michigan State meets Wake Forest in Pinstripe Bowl          
• Wyoming to face Georgia State in Arizona Bowl
• Virginia Tech to meet Kentucky in Belk Bowl in ACC-SEC clash
• Liberty to make bowl debut vs Georgia Southern in Cure Bowl
• Charlotte earns 1st bowl trip, faces Buffalo in Bahamas Bowl