Volleyball Adds Quartet Of Student-Athletes To Program…ECU Chancellor Search Committee meets for first time…Could East Carolina, Southern Miss renew football rivalry?…Norvell says he won’t coach No. 15 Memphis in Cotton Bowl …New USF coach Jeff Scott agrees to five-year, $12.5 million deal…New Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz predicts success …Opportunity lost: UConn men push it to the limit, but fall to Indiana, 57-54, at Madison Square Garden…Louisville becomes latest No. 1 to lose, falls to Texas Tech…They grew up rooting for the Redskins. Now they’re cheering for the Ravens….Devonte Graham leads Hornets past Wizards, nailing six 3-pointers…Aho scores twice, Hurricanes double up Oilers 6-3…The Yankees just became the most feared team in the American League after landing Gerrit Cole

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Football Recruiting
Coveted QB recruit Garcia headed to Shrine Bowl Bonesville.net

Volleyball Adds Quartet Of Student-Athletes To Program ecupirates.com

Committee begins formal search for next ECU chancellor WNCT 9

ECU Chancellor Search Committee meets for first time WITN 7

Could East Carolina, Southern Miss renew football rivalry? 247 Sports

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• UCF, Temple Pick Up Wins Tuesday
• American Athletic Conference Announces Weekly Indoor Track and Field Honors

The Associated Press

• Norvell says he won’t coach No. 15 Memphis in Cotton Bowl
• Hoosiers rebound from 1st loss of season to top UConn at MSG
• DeJesus, Smith lift UCF over Green Bay 79-66

Boston College’s A.J. Dillon to skip Birmingham Bowl against Cincinnati Bearcats Cincinnati Enquirer

Tampa Bay Times

• New USF coach Jeff Scott agrees to five-year, $12.5 million deal
• Local high school football coaches laud USF’s hiring of Jeff Scott

Orlando Sentinel

• UCF basketball uses balanced attack during win over NJIT
• UCF football leads state, among top 10 nationally in bowl academically rankings

Philadelphia Inquirer

• Players from Army and Navy like a new rule that would defer military service to allow them to continue as pros
• Trump will attend the Army-Navy game in Philadelphia Saturday
• Temple 108, St. Joseph’s 61: Statistics, highlights and reaction from the Owls’ dominant win
• Penn State accepts invitation to Cotton Bowl, will take on AAC champion Memphis

Hartford Courant

• Mike Anthony: UConn beats itself behind 22 turnovers and sloppy play from experienced guards Vital and Gilbert
• Opportunity lost: UConn men push it to the limit, but fall to Indiana, 57-54, at Madison Square Garden

Armed Forces Bowl notebook: military theme an attraction for Tulane NOLA.com

Auburn hires former Arkansas, SMU head coach Chad Morris as offensive coordinator Dallas Morning News

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• Spoiler alert: ‘The Harder Way’ featuring Memphis basketball, Penny Hardaway premieres
• Penny Hardaway, Rick Barnes deescalating heat ahead of Memphis, Tennessee Vols game

TU hosts Boise State on Wednesday night Tulsa World

Men’s basketball preview: UH vs. UT Arlington Houston Chronicle

Wright eager for first chance to go against archrival Army  Annapolis Capital

Understanding the angles: How Wichita State freshman Tyson Etienne became a sharpshooter  Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Winston Salem Journal

• Eli Drinkwitz officially announced as new Missouri football coach
• Ranking all 39 college football bowl games
• Eight Clemson football players make AP All-ACC first team

Bruce Phillips, former N&O sports editor with knack for storytelling, dies at 85 Raleigh News and Observer

Bacot’s recovery gives Tar Heels pleasant surprise Fayetteville Observer

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• U.Va., Hokies can help ACC restore some of its sagging football reputation
• Hokies headed back to Belk Bowl, will face Kentucky

Charleston Post and Courier

• Gamecocks to pay Mike Bobo $1.2 million per year as offensive coordinator
• Former Gamecocks quarterback Jake Bentley headed west
• USC head coach Muschamp’s buyout reduced due to restructuring of his contract
• Sapakoff: Better get Clemson now because Tigers are about to get better

Atlanta Journal Constitution

• Retired life suiting former Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson
• UGA is again No. 5, but its season marked a retreat
• Fromm over Fields made sense for way UGA plays. Maybe that’s the problem.
• UGA transfer Justin Fields named a finalist for Heisman Trophy

A Guide to the College Football Bowl Games New York Times

Maryland suffers its first loss of the season as its struggles at Penn State continue Washington Post

The Associated Press

• Louisville becomes latest No. 1 to lose, falls to Texas Tech
• No. 11 Baylor holds on for a 53-52 win over No. 18 Butler
• A look at who is unbeaten or winless in college basketball
• AP source: UNLV offers head coach job to LSU’s Dave Aranda
• Oregon QB Herbert wins Campbell Trophy, top scholar-athlete
• NFL, NCAA football fuel Fox TV’s win of the prime-time week
• Mountain West announces Nevada suspensions after altercation
• St. Cloud State to end football, golf programs in 2020
• New Mexico to pay $825K buyout to football coach Bob Davie
• Auburn hires ex-Arkansas coach Chad Morris to run offense
• LSU QB Joe Burrow headlines coaches All-SEC team
• New Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz predicts success
• Georgia hires ex-Ole Miss coach Matt Luke as OL assistant
• Emotional Pittman introduced as new Arkansas coach