Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Pirates go winless in West Palm Beach The East Carolinian

Joe Burrow says his first ‘real’ scholarship offer was from Lincoln Riley and East Carolina USA Today

Around the American Athletic Conference

UCF gets 10th win, beating Marshall 48-25 in Gasparilla Bowl Times Union

Notebook: Tulane coach Willie Fritz happy with pre-Christmas bowl practices NOLA.com

Grading SMU’s first 10-win season since 1984 Dallas Morning News

Cotton Bowl: 5 things to know for Memphis vs. Penn State Memphis Commercial Appeal

At the Cotton Bowl, Penn State and Memphis will do the coaching-staff shuffle Lancaster Online

Rebounds the key to Kelvin Sampson’s heart, UH’s success Houston Chronicle

Wichita State basketball finishes just outside AP Top 25 but makes coaches’ poll Wichita Eagle

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Wake Forest’s last three original Beef Boys ready for last ride in Pinstripe Bowl Winston Salem Journal

Sapakoff: Ohio State gloom from Woody Hayes’ punch to Clemson band troll Charleston Post and Courier

With a visit from her parents, ODU’s Marie Reichert is getting a German Christmas Norfolk Virginian Pilot

Self-inflicted wounds kept Marshall football from meeting expectations Huntington Herald-Dispatch

Atlanta Journal Constitution

• Now as a Sooner, Jalen Hurts makes another defining stop in Atlanta   
• Photos: Oklahoma arrives in Atlanta for Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl 

The Associated Press

• McDonald leads Hawaii to 38-34 win over BYU in Hawaii Bowl
• Oklahoma QB Jalen Hurts enjoying final college season