Pirates face tough New Year’s Day test against Shockers…Former ECU QB Reid Herring announces transfer destination…ate FG Sends No. 21 Navy Past Kansas State in AutoZone Liberty Bowl…Cincinnati will try to shake Memphis blues in Birmingham Bowl …Temple Wins on Road at UCF, 62-58…UConn begins conference play at Cincinnati with an understated confidence…Early statement: Tulane gives No. 9 Memphis all it can handle in AAC opener …Kentucky sends Bud Foster and Va. Tech out with painful Belk Bowl loss…Wake Forest: QB Newman to leave as graduate transfer…Ron Rivera, Cast Out of Carolina, Lands With the Washington Redskins…Canes close out memorable 2019 with 3-1 victory over Canadiens

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Early signing class evaluation
Pirates on the rise in recruiting wars  Bonesville.net

Pirates Open Conference Play At Wichita State New Year’s Day ecupirates.com

Pirates face tough New Year’s Day test against Shockers The East Carolinian

247 Sports

• Former ECU QB Reid Herring announces transfer destination
• East Carolina football’s all-decade team

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• Late FG Sends No. 21 Navy Past Kansas State in AutoZone Liberty Bowl.
• Temple Wins on Road at UCF, 62-58
• Temple’s Mackins, Memphis’ Griggs Tabbed Women’s Basketball Weekly Honorees

Perry leads Navy past Kansas State, 20-17, in AutoZone Liberty Bowl  Baltimore Sun

Annapolis Capital

• Humble Perry named Lombardi finalist
• Perry leads Navy past Kansas State, 20-17, in AutoZone Liberty Bowl

Wichita Eagle

• ‘We don’t have to wait’: Gregg Marshall thinks Wichita State can be special this year
• Eric Wedge on Shocker baseball picked last in AAC poll: ‘It doesn’t mean a whole lot’

UCF basketball struggles late, falls to Temple in AAC opener Orlando Sentinel

Quinton Rose takes control as Temple beats Central Florida, 62-58 Philadelphia Inquirer

UConn begins conference play at Cincinnati with an understated confidence Hartford Courant

al.com

• Cincinnati will try to shake Memphis blues in Birmingham Bowl
• Birmingham Bowl Game Preview: No. 21 faces off against Boston College

Early statement: Tulane gives No. 9 Memphis all it can handle in AAC opener NOLA.com

SMU-USF preview: Bulls may not represent a good opponent, but are still a necessary win Dallas Morning News

Memphis football expected to hire David Glidden as tight ends coach Memphis Commercial Appeal

UH’s Jarrid Williams gets 6th year of eligibility Houston Chronicle

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• Tre Jones returns, Matthew Hurt scores big as No. 2 Duke routs Boston College
• Matthew Hurt’s ascent to an elite scorer could mean big things for No. 2 Duke
• Coach O’s 1st thoughts on LSU-Clemson: ‘Sick to my stomach’ on missing out on Etienne

Winston Salem Journal

• Hurt, Jones help No. 2 Duke beat Boston College 88-49 in ACC
• Jamie Newman is transferring from Wake Forest. Where do the Deacons go from here at quarterback?
• Jamie Newman leaving Wake Forest to enter transfer portal

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• No Hollywood ending for Hokies and Bud Foster in Belk Bowl loss to Kentucky
• Despite Orange Bowl loss, Virginia has taken strides toward national relevance again

Charleston Post and Courier

• Former Clemson lineman thriving at Baylor after mysteriously leaving championship team
• 20 sports stories for 2020: Trevor Lawrence for Heisman; Will Muschamp’s fateful season

Atlanta Journal Constitution

• Postseason losing streak is good reason for Georgia to care about Sugar Bowl
• Who here can win it all in the 2020s? I like Bulldogs above the rest
• Georgia State loses to Wyoming in Arizona Bowl

Washington Post

• New Year’s Day bowl game viewer’s guide, from the Citrus Bowl to the Sugar Bowl
• Kentucky sends Bud Foster and Va. Tech out with painful Belk Bowl loss
• Malcolm Perry runs, Bijan Nichols kicks Navy past K-State

The Associated Press

• Ehlinger leads Texas’ Alamo Bowl romp over No. 12 Utah 38-10
• Trick play, FG lift No. 21 Navy over Kansas State 20-17
• Bowden’s late TD pass lifts Kentucky past Va Tech 37-30
• Wake Forest: QB Newman to leave as graduate transfer
• Perine leads No. 6 Gators past Virginia 36-28 in Orange Bowl
• Garbers big day leads Cal past Illinois in Redbox Bowl
• Tennessee, Indiana going bowling for 1st time since 2016