GREG VACEK'S DAILY WEB ROUNDUP
Tuesday, December 17, 2019

ECU Aims For Second Straight Win Against UMES…Howard drops ECU women’s basketball, 67-51…Tulane Defeats Alcorn State, 68-57, Monday Night…Kansas becomes latest No. 1 and Gonzaga jumps to 2nd in AP Top 25; Tar Heels fall out…Report: Mountain West’s new TV deal is with CBS and Fox, not ESPN…Panthers considering starting rookie QB Grier against Colts…Urban Meyer to the Redskins is a combustible idea. It also could be just what the team needs.

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

From the Anchor Desk
Cramming helped Pirates pass defense exam Bonesville.net

Brian Bailey Show Replay – Guest recruiting analyst Sammy Batten Pirate Radio 1250

ecupirates.com

• Pirates WBB Falls To Howard
• ECU Aims For Second Straight Win Against UMES
• ECU Garners No. 36 Preseason Ranking From Collegiate Baseball

Greenville Daily Reflector

• Undermanned Pirates drop third straight
• Pirates welcome UMES to Minges

ECU women fall at home to Howard, 67-51  WNCT 9

WITN 7

• Howard drops ECU women’s basketball, 67-51
• ECU garners No. 36 preseason ranking from Collegiate Baseball

UMES squares up against ECU Washington Post

247 Sports

• Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas: Day One Top Performers
• Practice Updates: Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• Tulane Defeats Alcorn State, 68-57, Monday Night
• Wichita State’s Stevenson, Houston’s Mills Earn Weekly Honors
• SMU’s Cash, Temple’s Alexander Named Women’s Basketball Weekly Awardees

Cincinnati football lands commitment from 2021 QB recruit Brady Lichtenberg Cincinnati Enquirer

Tampa Bay Times

• Coaching change means modest early signing period for USF
• New USF coach Jeff Scott not retaining any of Charlie Strong’s assistants

UCF football to play UConn in 2021 Orlando Sentinel

Temple center Matt Hennessy works equally hard at football and academics. The NFL is next. Philadelphia Inquirer

Green Wave uses late run to upend Alcorn State, move to 5-0 at home NOLA.com

As early signing day approaches, SMU is still looking for its first big Dallas-area commit Dallas Morning News

247 Sports

• How SMU’s 2020 recruiting class looks with 12 commitments
• Ole Miss officially announces staff additions Gideon & Clements
• Miller Merriweather-Lewis decommits from USF

Gallery: A look at the Tulsa Golden Hurricane 2020 football recruiting class Tulsa World

UH picks up commitment from Mansfield Timberview RB Stacy Sneed Houston Chronicle

Why so many empty seats? The Eagle examines the issue and what WSU can do to improve Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• Kansas becomes latest No. 1 and Gonzaga jumps to 2nd in AP Top 25; Tar Heels fall out
• UNC’s K.J. Smith: ‘If you stay ready, you never have to get ready’

Louisville baseball team to open season as top-ranked team in the country Louisville Courier Journal

Winston Salem Journal

• Wake Forest women’s basketball team routs Campbell 74-46 in front of large Joel Coliseum crowd
• Why was Shawn Clark the right guy for App State? Let team captains tell you why

Charleston Post and Courier

• USC could start selling beer, wine at sporting events next month
• Revenge-minded VCU’s Jenkins returns to South Carolina this week

Report: Mountain West’s new TV deal is with CBS and Fox, not ESPN San Diego Union-Tribune