ECU faces EKU…Fluco stand-out Walt Stribling signs to play at East Carolina…Temple looking to erase the sour taste from last year’s bowl loss…Memphis football ‘confident’ vs Penn State despite being underdog for first time…Navy football takes to the air in Patriots’ plane for trip to Liberty Bowl…Wake Forest buckles down for Pinstripe Bowl after seeing sights of New York…Louisiana Tech beats Miami 14-0 in Independence Bowl…Adding Football Saved One College. Dumping It Boosted Another….Panthers RB Christian McCaffrey has a chance at history Sunday, but should he play?…..What’s old is new again with Seahawks, and Marshawn Lynch will be the one initiating contact…Blinded by affection, Arthur Blank makes a major mistake…

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

ECU faces EKU Washington Post

Fluco stand-out Walt Stribling signs to play at East Carolina Fluvanna Review

East Carolina basketball’s all-decade team 247 Sports

Around the American Athletic Conference

Philadelphia Inquirer

• Temple looking to erase the sour taste from last year’s bowl loss
• Temple vs. North Carolina: Can the Owls end their ACC bowl hex?

UConn men set for one last tour of American Athletic Conference; here’s how they have fared through the years Hartford Courant

For two of SMU’s most accomplished seniors, an important spring awaits for their football futures Dallas Morning News

Silverfield debut as Memphis head coach in New Year’s Six SFGate

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• Cotton Bowl: Memphis football ‘confident’ vs Penn State despite being underdog for first time
• Brady White suggests Cotton Bowl could be his last game. Memphis fans’ angst shows his impact

Cotton Bowl Media Day: Memphis players embrace unique atmosphere at AT&T Stadium Underdog Dynasty

Washington Post

• No. 9 Memphis puts streak on line vs UNO
• Navy football takes to the air in Patriots’ plane for trip to Liberty Bowl

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Winston Salem Journal

• 879: Roy Williams closes in on a sacred number, his mentor Dean Smith’s victory total
• Wake Forest buckles down for Pinstripe Bowl after seeing sights of New York
• 5 things to know about Wake Forest’s Pinstripe Bowl opponent: Michigan State

Hokies’ coaching staff overhaul is a test of Justin Fuente’s instincts Hampton Roads Daily Press

Why the walk-on life thrives at Clemson, one of the nation’s most talented programs  Columbia The State

Sapakoff: Clemson’s amazingly good football injury luck is by design Charleston Post and Courier

Washington Post

• You can learn a lot about Ed Orgeron just from the sound of his voice
• To beat LSU, Oklahoma must have Jalen Hurts at his early-season peak
• Clemson hasn’t faced anyone like Ohio State
• While the Military Bowl is played, it benefits a quiet veterans’ retreat on Maryland’s Eastern Shore

The Associated Press

• Perfect fit: Playoff teams’ in-house hires getting it done
• Louisiana Tech beats Miami 14-0 in Independence Bowl
• Pitt rallies to beat Eastern Michigan in Quick Lane Bowl
• Clemson’s Scott and Ohio State’s Hafley pulling double duty