GREG VACEK'S DAILY WEB ROUNDUP
Saturday, December 14, 2019

ECU Men’s Basketball hosts Campbell Saturday…Pirates’ leadership, like many other things, still developing …Pirates To Participate In Fall Commencement Ceremonies…AAC, ESPN updating media-rights deal after UConn’s departure…Living up to middle name, Perry is the X factor going into Army-Navy game…New Memphis football coach Ryan Silverfield was the popular choice. But is he the right choice?…USF owes Charlie Strong $3.1 million, per termination letter…App State’s Shawn Clark is the new Mountaineers head coach, and he’s not going anywhere…James Madison shuts out Northern Iowa 17-0 in FCS quarters…As the Raiders Exit Oakland, Las Vegas and a $2 Billion Stadium Await…Chasing for Years, Ernie Els Has Tiger Woods Right Where He Wants Him…These Capitals check all the boxes, especially against the Bruins

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

ecupirates.com

• Pirate MBB Returns To The Court Against Campbell
• Pirates To Participate In Fall Commencement Ceremonies
• ECU WBB Plays Host To Howard On Monday Night

Greenville Daily Reflector

• Health, competing continue to be key for Pirates
• ECU graduates more than 2,000: Doctor recommends that students become involved to bring about change
• ECU trustees strike deal to develop hotel, warehouse district

East Carolina Men’s Basketball Prepares for Campbell WNCT 9

PREVIEW: ECU Men’s Basketball hosts Campbell Saturday WITN 7

Pirates’ leadership, like many other things, still developing 247 Sports

Pirates continue home stretch against Campbell, UMES The East Carolinian

Around the American Athletic Conference

Orlando Sentinel

• AAC, ESPN updating media-rights deal after UConn’s departure
• UCF QB coach Jeff Lebby reportedly drawing interest from Lane Kiffin, Ole Miss
• Army pushes for 4th straight win over improved rival Navy

Army-Navy game preview: Everything you need to know Washington Examiner

Living up to middle name, Perry is the X factor going into Army-Navy game Baltimore Sun

The Associated Press

• Memphis hires interim Ryan Silverfield as Tigers’ new coach
• Memphis, Vols face off again with rivalry’s future uncertain

Annapolis Capital

• Army-Navy Notebook: Friendship between Niumatalolo, Monken put to the test
• Army-Navy 2019: Coverage of the 120th football game between U.S. military academies

Philadelphia Inquirer

• Malcolm Perry has helped lead Navy to success as a full-time quarterback
• Trump will be at today’s Army-Navy game at the Linc. Here’s what to know, from traffic to how to watch.
• Temple basketball team’s defensive dominance starts with Nate Pierre-Louis

Cincinnati VB Upset Bid Falls Short Against No. 11 Penn State theamerican.org

Tampa Bay Times

• USF owes Charlie Strong $3.1 million, per termination letter
• Can USF’s Jeff Scott cultivate Blythewood magic with the Bulls?

What can advanced stats tell us about UConn men’s basketball this season? You might be surprised Hartford Courant

SMU’s second chance with Isiah Jasey will be worth the wait Dallas Morning News

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• Ryan Silverfield to be hired as Memphis football head coach
• Everything Ryan Silverfield said after being named Memphis Tigers football coach
• Ryan Silverfield’s rise to Memphis football coach is a story we can all learn from
• On Twitter, players congratulate new Memphis Tigers football coach Ryan Silverfield
• New Memphis football coach Ryan Silverfield was the popular choice. But is he the right choice?
• Here’s how much 2019 Cotton Bowl tickets are going for at AT&T Stadium

247 Sports

• Cincinnati vs Colgate Preview
• First Look: Penn State vs Memphis in Cotton Bowl
• REPORT: Barry Odom to become Razorback defensive coordinator
• Report: USF will pay Charle Strong $3.1 million in buyout

Tulsa World

• TU relying on freshman point guard Isaiah Hill: ‘He’s just growing and growing’
• Tulsa volleyball team to play South Dakota for spot in NIVC final

Three ways former Shocker Austin Reaves’ game changed since joining the Oklahoma Sooners  Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Early National Signing Day 2019: Announcement Schedule, Predictions and More Bleacher Report

FSU will be paying its head coach(es) — Norvell and Taggart — as much as Alabama is paying Nick Saban Orlando Sentinel

Raleigh News and Observer

• 5 things to know about Appalachian State’s new football coach Shawn Clark
• UNC feels tug of Carmichael nostalgia, but Smith Center pays the bills
• Quick scout: UNC vs. Wofford. Here’s everything you need to know about the Terriers
• NC State men’s basketball looks to keep rolling at UNCG
• Report: John Wall’s mother, Frances Pulley, dies of cancer

App State’s Shawn Clark is the new Mountaineers head coach, and he’s not going anywhere Winston Salem Journal

Washington Post

• James Madison rides stingy defense to 13th straight win, berth in FCS semifinals
• Georgetown basketball loses two more players to transfer, bringing total to four in two weeks

The Associated Press

• Boston College hires Ohio St assistant Jeff Hafley as coach
• Weber State outlasts Montana 17-10 in FCS quarterfinals
• Ifanse leads Montana State into FCS semis with 24-10 win
• James Madison shuts out Northern Iowa 17-0 in FCS quarters
• Murray State hires Kentucky assistant Hood as head coach
• Analysis: Time to embrace “free agency” in college football
• Michigan WR Tarik Black enters transfer portal