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Greg Vacek's Daily Web RoundupSunday, November 8, 2020

November 8, 2020 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

Wave takes away ECU’s ground game in 38-21 win … ECU football can’t stop Tulane ground attack in home loss …Tulane airs it out early against East Carolina with freshman Michael Pratt…University names rec center, residence hall for former chancellors…50 years after devastating tragedy, Marshall University football remains greatest comeback story in history of sports …Career-High For Doaks as No. 6 Cincinnati Tops Houston, 38-10…Big Second Half Carries No. 18 SMU Past Temple…White’s 4 TD Passes Help Memphis Rally Past USF, 34-33…Underdog Maryland mauls Penn State, 35-19, for only third win in series…Notre Dame rallies past No. 1 Clemson in a game that lived up to the hype; Notre Dame fans stormed field during COVID-19…Showing Duke no mercy was confidence UNC defense needed for last-ditch ACC title effort…Appalachian State steady against Texas State, notching a third straight conference win…Virginia Tech mismanages end of game, falls to Liberty in last seconds …Georgia in unfamilar territory after loss to Florida

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Bonesville.net

  • Inside Game Day
    Wave takes away ECU’s ground game in 38-21 win
  • Audio: Press Conference Interview #1
    Mike Houston postgame
  • Audio: Press Conference Interview #2
    Holton Ahlers postgame
  • Audio: Press Conference Interview #3
    Warren Saba postgame

Tulane Downs East Carolina, 38-21 ecupirates.com

Pratt, Carroll send Tulane past East Carolina, 38-21 WITN 7

November 7th Sports; ECU football can’t stop Tulane ground attack in home loss WCTI 12

Tulane Outruns ECU 38-21 Rivals.com

ECU falls behind, can’t catch up against Tulane North State Journal

Takeaways from ECU’s loss to Tulane Wilmington Star-News

247 Sports

  • Tulane takes it to East Carolina, 38-21
  • ECU takes familiar step back in home loss
  • Everything Mike Houston said after ECU’s loss to Tulane

ECU names two campus buildings for two former chancellors Charlotte Observer

Pirates fall to Tulane 38-21 The East Carolinian

Pratt leads Tulane to 38-21 victory over East Carolina National Post

Pratt, Carroll send Tulane past East Carolina 38-21 CBS Sports

NOLA.com

  • Back-to-back: Tulane beats East Carolina with second straight complete performance
  • Passing fancy: Tulane airs it out early against East Carolina with freshman Michael Pratt
  • Game notebook: Patrick Johnson gets chills thinking about sacks record

WATCH: Willie Fritz discusses 38-21 road win over East Carolina WGNO

Tulane whips E. Carolina to get another road win WWLTV

East Carolina loss drops Pirates to 1-5 Salisbury Post

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

  • ECU taken out by visiting Wave, 38-21
  • Pirate rush washed out by Wave
  • ECU-TULANE: Three answers
  • University names rec center, residence hall for former chancellors
  • COVID challenges beset ECU trustees

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

  • Career-High For Doaks as No. 6 Cincinnati Tops Houston, 38-10
  • Big Second Half Carries No. 18 SMU Past Temple
  • Tulane Pulls Away for 38-21 Win at East Carolina
  • White’s 4 TD Passes Help Memphis Rally Past USF, 34-33

The Associated Press

  • Doaks, Ridder help No. 6 Cincinnati run past Houston 38-10
  • Pratt, Carroll send Tulane past East Carolina 38-21
  • Buechele, No. 18 SMU pull away late, top undermanned Temple

Cincinnati Enquirer

  • No. 6 Cincinnati Bearcats record another dominant win and beat Houston 38-10
  • After another convincing win, the Cincinnati Bearcats see themselves going far
  • What we learned: UC’s Ridder, Doaks proving to be a perplexing 1-2 punch for defenses

Houston Chronicle

  • UH defense no match for No. 6 Cincinnati
  • Cincinnati 38, Houston 10: By the numbers
  • Cougars Extra Points: No. 6 Cincinnati 38, UH 10

USF drops heartbreaker at Memphis, 34-33 Tampa Bay Times

Orlando Sentinel

  • UCF inks new deal with FBC Mortgage to sponsor field at Bounce House
  • 4 UCF football players removed from team after arrest

Temple starts quick, sputters late in 47-23 loss to No. 18 SMU Philadelphia Inquirer

SMU flips the switch in the fourth quarter, scores 4 touchdowns in 7 minutes to break it open vs. Temple Dallas Morning News

Tigers’ Austin on his fourth straight 100-yard game Memphis Commercial Appeal

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Huntington Herald-Dispatch

  • 50 years after devastating tragedy, Marshall University football remains greatest comeback story in history of sports 
  • Chuck Landon: Campus becomes ‘memory lane’ 50 years later

Underdog Maryland mauls Penn State, 35-19, for only third win in series Baltimore Sun

Philadelphia Inquirer

  • Winless Penn State shocked by Maryland, 35-19, as players talk about lack of accountability
  • The NCAA is making a mistake by starting Division I hoops this month | Mike Jensen

Washington Post

  • Notre Dame knocks off top-ranked Clemson in a double-overtime thriller in South Bend
  • Maryland’s newcomers lead the way in stunning rout at Penn State
  • College football winners and losers for Week 10: Florida is fun again and Georgia is done

Raleigh News and Observer

  • Showing Duke no mercy was confidence UNC defense needed for last-ditch ACC title effort
  • Analysis: Javonte Williams for Heisman? Maybe not, but UNC showed how good it can be

Winston Salem Journal

  • A trio of Mountaineers score for the first time in App State’s win at Texas State
  • Photos: Appalachian State 38, Texas State 17
  • Appalachian State steady against Texas State, notching a third straight conference win
  • NBC to cut away from Clemson-Notre Dame for Biden speech
  • North Carolina hammers Duke, 56-24

Virginia Tech mismanages end of game, falls to Liberty in last seconds Norfolk Virginian Pilot

Fayetteville Observer

  • ‘We got behind the 8-ball’: Blue Devils battered, bruised in blowout loss to UNC
  • N.C. State encouraged by performance in loss against No. 11 Miami

Charleston Post Courier

  • No. 1 Clemson, minus Trevor Lawrence, falls at No. 4 Notre Dame in 2 OTs
  • Texas A&M romps past woeful Gamecocks

Columbia The State

  • Notre Dame fans stormed field during COVID-19. Here’s what Dabo, Kelly said about it
  • Notre Dame rallies past No. 1 Clemson in a game that lived up to the hype
  • Texas A&M knocks out Will Muschamp’s Gamecocks at Williams-Brice
  • The boos rained at times during USC’s loss to Texas A&M: ‘That’s not good at all’
  • There’s a bad mood problem settling in for the Will Muschamp era at South Carolina

COLLEGE FOOTBALL BAD BEATS BLOG: Big day for underdogs, led by Maryland’s huge upset Las Vegas Review-Journal

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • No. 5 Georgia can’t keep pace with No. 8 Florida
  • Georgia in unfamilar territory after loss to Florida
  • Second-quarter outburst sends Florida on its way in win over Georgia
  • The times have passed Georgia by. So has Florida
  • So what happens now with Georgia’s quarterbacks?
  • Dan Mullen’s Gators offense too good for Georgia’s great defense
  • Georgia State bounces back for dominating win

The Associated Press

  • No. 4 Notre Dame sacks No. 1 Clemson 47-40 in overtime
  • AP Top 25 Takeaways: Could Harbaugh spin coaching carousel?
  • AP Top 25 Reality Check: Clemson, Alabama close to rare tie
  • No. 7 Texas A&M, Kellen Mond throttle South Carolina 48-3
  • No. 15 Coastal Carolina uses defense to beat Jaguars 23-6

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

Charlotte Observer

  • Chances are slim, but the Panthers can upset the Chiefs today. Here’s how.
  • Carolina Panthers vs. Kansas City Chiefs injury update and scouting report for Week 9
  • Predictions on who will win Panthers vs. Chiefs game from experts around the nation
  • Austin Cindric seals a career-best NASCAR season with Xfinity Series championship
  • NASCAR paths to victory: Why each top driver will (or won’t) win championship at Phoenix

New York Times

  • Norway Has a Must-See Team. Barely Anyone Can Watch It.
  • N.F.L. Week 9 Predictions: Our Picks Against the Spread
  • Brady, Brees and Roethlisberger Just Won’t Go Quietly. Luckily for the N.F.L.
  • A Gymnastics Coach Made the Hall of Fame. Misconduct Complaints Are Trailing Her.

Washington Post

  • Seahawks star DK Metcalf is impossible to miss. So how did the NFL miss on him?
  • A seventh-round pick is now one of Washington’s most important defenders
  • Washington football Week 9 preview: Trying to stop Daniel Jones as critical NFC East stretch begins
  • Bryson DeChambeau, with a scientist’s mind in a linebacker’s body, takes on Augusta National

5 things to know before today’s Broncos-Falcons kickoff Atlanta Journal Constitution

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