Dooley ill as Pirates prepare for match up with Charlotte…Pirates Battle Dayton To Close West Palm Invite…Wheeler lifts Georgia to double overtime win over SMU…Boca Raton Bowl: SMU shoots for 11-win season…Charlotte 49ers can’t stop Buffalo Bulls running game in 31-9 loss in Bahamas Bowl…Reich will try to beat Panthers Sunday, but once he was their first NFL quarterback…Saturday’s NFL schedule is an unexpected delight: Three games with high stakes…Capitals celebrate a momentous night by cruising past Devils on the road

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

ecupirates.com

• Pirates Battle Dayton To Close West Palm Invite
• Northwestern Proves Too Much For ECU

ECU plays host to Charlotte Washington Post

WNCT 9

• Dooley ill as Pirates prepare for match up with Charlotte
• Pirate women fall to Northwestern in West Palm Beach opener

Northwestern knocks off ECU in West Palm Beach Classic WITN 7

247 Sports

• How to watch ECU commits in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas
• The 10 early enrollees from ECU’s 2020 recruiting class
• Pirates get their guy at tight end in Shane Calhoun

Around the American Athletic Conference

SMU Falls at Georgia in Double Overtime theamerican.org

Wheeler lifts Georgia to double overtime win over SMU Atlanta Journal Constitution

Boca Raton Bowl: SMU shoots for 11-win season Tyler Morning Telegraph

Dallas Morning News

• Freshman from Houston lifts Georgia in 87-85 win over SMU
• Six true freshmen could see minutes for SMU in Boca Raton Bowl
• ‘We love being in Dallas’: Sonny Dykes signs contract extension to stay at SMU

Tennessee win gives Cincinnati Bearcats basketball positive vibe heading into Iowa matchup Cincinnati Enquirer

Orlando Sentinel

• UCF football fired up to win Gasparilla Bowl, clinch 10-win season
• Here’s why new FSU coach Mike Norvell should schedule UCF | Commentary
• It’s Tacko time in Boston as Celtics roll

Tulane women fall to Texas Southern in Tulane Classic NOLA.com

The James Wiseman Memphis got to know doesn’t seem like the James Wiseman who just left | Giannotto  Memphis Commercial Appeal

James Wiseman, Penny Hardaway and the high-stakes collision of two stars ESPN

As part of ramped-up schedule, TU plays Colorado State at the BOK Center Tulsa World

Wichita State’s Dexter Dennis takes ‘indefinite leave of absence’ from basketball team  Wichita Eagle

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Bowl previews and picks against the spread: Everything you need to know for Saturday’s games YAHOO!

Charlotte Observer

• Charlotte 49ers can’t stop Buffalo Bulls running game in 31-9 loss in Bahamas Bowl
• Buffalo’s Jaret Patterson gradually wears down Charlotte 49ers in Bahamas Bowl

Raleigh News and Observer

• App. State goes from hunter to hunted at New Orleans Bowl
• Quick scout: UNC vs. UCLA. Here’s everything you need to know about the Bruins 
• Wolfpack Club executive director Bobby Purcell to retire in 2020

Winston Salem Journal

• Deacons top Flyers in Florida, 78-59
• Five things to know about No. 20 App State’s game against UAB in the New Orleans Bowl

Clemson has 4 of the best players in college football, ESPN says  Columbia The State

How Dabo Swinney’s Christian evangelism boosts Clemson recruiting Charleston Post and Courier