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Greg Vacek's Daily Web Roundup
Tuesday, December 31, 2019

December 31, 2019 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

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ECU baseball picked as preseason favorites in the AAC…No. 24 Wichita State brings strong defense into battle with ECU…Liberty Bowl appearance is a recruiting bonanza for Navy football; Navy, Kansas State both want to control the clock …Perine leads No. 6 Gators past Virginia 36-28 in Orange Bowl…Western Kentucky wins First Responder Bowl 23-20 on FG…Season of change concludes for Hokies in Belk Bowl against Kentucky…Ron Rivera expected to be hired as Redskins head coach, barring any last-minute hiccups…Canes defenseman Dougie Hamilton to make first NHL All-Star appearance

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Pirates set to ring in New Year in AAC play
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ECU Picked As Preseason Favorites In The American ecupirates.com

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

  • Pirates lead AAC poll
  • Pirates’ AAC slate begins with big test at Wichita

ECU Picked As Preseason Favorites In The American  WNCT 9

ECU baseball picked as preseason favorites in the AAC WITN 7

Burleson and Kuchmaner Lead AAC Preseason Top Seeded ECU Rivals

No. 24 Wichita State brings strong defense into battle with ECU CBS Sports

247 Sports

  • East Carolina football’s all-decade team
  • ECU selected as AAC preseason favorites
  • Around the American: where they stand after non-conference
  • 2021 Class: Five in-state names to know that ECU has offered

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

  • ECU Selected as Favorite in 2020 American Athletic Conference Baseball Preseason Coaches’ Poll
  • Bowl Preview: AutoZone Liberty Bowl
  • No. 9/11 Memphis Defeats Tulane, 84-73, To Open Conference Play
  • Houston’s White, Wichita State’s Sherfield Earn Weekly Awards

The Associated Press

  • Quinones, Baugh lead No. 9 Memphis past Tulane 84-73
  • Diarra helps Kansas State hold off Tulsa 69-67
  • Dawson propels South Florida past Florida Atlantic 60-58

Baltimore Sun

  • Liberty Bowl appearance is a recruiting bonanza for Navy football
  • Navy, Kansas State both want to control the clock

UCF basketball hungry for win over Temple to open AAC play Orlando Sentinel

Temple center Matt Hennessy entering the NFL draft Philadelphia Inquirer

Memphis Commercial Appeal

  • How Memphis, one of the best defensive teams in the country, can get better on defense
  • Live updates: Memphis vs. Tulane basketball
  • Memphis football to hire David Glidden as tight ends coach
  • Reviewing the decade: How Memphis changed from 2010 to 2020

Picking the Wichita State basketball all-decade team: 13 best Shockers from the 2010s  Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

6 reasons to watch Kentucky vs. VT in Charlotte’s final (but not really) Belk Bowl  Charlotte Observer

The Associated Press

  • Versatile Bowden leads Kentucky against Va Tech in Belk Bowl
  • Perine leads No. 6 Gators past Virginia 36-28 in Orange Bowl
  • Perkins’ brilliant Virginia run ends with Orange Bowl loss
  • Garbers big day leads Cal past Illinois in Redbox Bowl
  • Western Kentucky wins First Responder Bowl 23-20 on FG
  • Louisville beats Mississippi State 38-28 at Music City Bowl

Virginia hangs tough with Florida but comes up short in its first Orange Bowl Washington Post

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

  • Florida holds off Virginia to win Orange Bowl
  • Despite Orange Bowl loss, Virginia has taken strides toward national relevance again
  • Season of change concludes for Hokies in Belk Bowl against Kentucky
  • Hokies’ Belk Bowl appearance is a chance to honor Foster and prep for promising 2020 season

Raleigh News and Observer

  • Roy Williams ties Dean Smith with 879 career wins as Tar Heels hold off Yale
  • Searching for consistency, No. 2 Duke faces ACC play with Tre Jones ready once again

Winston Salem Journal

  • ‘Dad would be really happy,’ Dean Smith’s son tells Roy Williams after win No. 879
  • An all-decade team for Wake Forest basketball
  • Ten big moments for App State athletics in this decade

It appears fullback will return to Gamecock offense. Here’s how Bobo uses that spot  Columbia The State

20 sports stories for 2020: Trevor Lawrence for Heisman; Will Muschamp’s fateful season Charleston Post and Courier

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

Winston Salem Journal

  • Eight big questions for the first round of the NFL playoffs
  • Big decisions loom for new Panthers owner David Tepper

Panthers free agents open up about what’s next; James Bradberry open to franchise tag  Charlotte Observer

Canes defenseman Dougie Hamilton to make first NHL All-Star appearance  Raleigh News and Observer

New York Times

  • Only Three N.F.L. Head Coaches Are Black. ‘It’s Embarrassing.’
  • For N.F.L. Rookie, the 12th Man Is the Friend He Lost
  • The Giants Begin Another Rebuild, but Keep the Same Architect
  • The Lost Decade of New York Sports

Washington Post

  • After a decade of change everywhere but the top, Redskins finally move on from Bruce Allen
  • For some Redskins fans, Bruce Allen’s firing was ‘the best day ever’
  • With Bruce Allen gone, Daniel Snyder has no more excuses
  • Ron Rivera expected to be hired as Redskins head coach, barring any last-minute hiccups
  • Wizards, led by an unlikely trio, close out the 2010s with an improbable win against the Heat

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