Attorney representing women’s teams cut at ECU sends letter to chancellor…Line shifts in ECU’s favor after Temple’s quarterback news; Freshman Matt Duncan to start with Russo, Beatty, Mitchell out…Temple coach Rod Carey: ‘I would not have played the last three weeks.’ …Temple football season is lost cause after big loss to UCF…UCF offensive line clicking as Knights prep for Cincinnati …Tulane preparing to face vastly improved Tulsa defense on Thursday…‘My heart breaks for him’: Dabo reacts to Muschamp being fired at South Carolina…Marshall-Charlotte scrapped due to COVID-19 issues at Charlotte; ACC shakes up UNC, Wake Forest games due to Miami’s coronavirus issues…The NCAA plans to hold March Madness in one location, possibly Indianapolis…All-Star guard Chris Paul sent to Suns in blockbuster trade…Kirk Cousins gets first ‘Monday Night Football’ win as Vikings tame Bears

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Pirates Reveal Full 2020-21 Non-Conference Schedule ecupirates.com

WNCT 9

• One-on-one with Coach Mike Houston to preview upcoming Temple game
• Attorney representing women’s teams cut at ECU sends letter to chancellor

247 Sports

• What Temple coach Rod Carey said about ECU
• Line shifts in ECU’s favor after Temple’s quarterback news
• Kickoff time, TV details announced for SMU-ECU
• Freshman Matt Duncan to start with Russo, Beatty, Mitchell out

WOODWARD: ECU fans should enjoy baseball, understand Cincy football Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

East Carolina women’s swimming, tennis threaten Title IX lawsuit over sport cuts Raleigh News and Observer

Around the American Athletic Conference

Cincinnati, Tulsa, Houston Standouts Named as American Players of the Week American Athletic Conference

AAC Power Rankings going into week 12 Fayetteville Observer

Temple coach Rod Carey: ‘I would not have played the last three weeks.’ Philadelphia Inquirer

The Temple News

• Temple football season is lost cause after big loss to UCF
• Temple to no longer allow fans at football games

Cincinnati Enquirer

• Cincinnati Bearcats remain at No. 7 in latest AP poll following 55-17 rout of ECU
• Cincinnati Bearcats to host Lipscomb; MTE in jeopardy as Loyola-Chicago pauses activities

UCF offensive line clicking as Knights prep for Cincinnati Orlando Sentinel

Ending 10-year ranking drought, No. 25 Tulsa hosts Tulane National Post

Notebook: Tulane preparing to face vastly improved Tulsa defense on Thursday NOLA.com

Sonny Dykes breaks down why SMU lost to Tulsa, what it means for end of season expectations Dallas Morning News

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• Memphis football coach Ryan Silverfield stands behind vetting of QB Peter Parrish
• Precious Achiuwa: How Penny Hardaway and Memphis helped prepare him for the NBA

TU coach Philip Montgomery selected Dodd Trophy Coach of the Week Tulsa World

Navy football is back on the field to prepare for South Florida after coronavirus postponed last two games Baltimore Sun

State of the AAC: Tulsa shocks SMU while Cincinnati rolls The Daily Cougar

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Marshall-Charlotte scrapped due to COVID-19 issues at Charlotte Huntington Herald-Dispatch

Raleigh News and Observer

• UNC football: Games against Miami and WCU rescheduled as part of ACC reshuffling
• Duke football has hit ‘rock bottom’ but the Blue Devils can still accomplish one goal
• All-Carolina College Football Poll: Sam Howell for Heisman? If only UNC was undefeated

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• Virginia Tech’s Justin Fuente awaits word on status of game at Pitt, says coaches should be evaluated differently this season
• Abilene Christian was available, and there’s no reason to be picky about opponents during a pandemic, U.Va. coach says

Fayetteville Observer

•  N.C. State coach Kevin Keatts sees strength in Wolfpack’s versatility
• Inside look at N.C. State basketball: 3 things to know
• ACC shakes up UNC, Wake Forest games due to Miami’s coronavirus issues

Here is the finalized UNCW men’s basketball schedule for 2020-21 Wilmington Star-News

Charleston Post Courier

• Gamecocks’ recruiting goes on with Will Muschamp gone
• Gamecocks’ potential first-round NFL pick opts out of rest of season
• Gamecocks interim coach Mike Bobo gets his shot to turn things around: ‘It will be tough’
• Sapakoff: Grading South Carolina AD Ray Tanner on the Will Muschamp hire
• Who will replace Muschamp as Gamecocks’ head coach? Here are some potential candidates.

Columbia The State

• USC players’ admiration of Muschamp won’t change. Now they face task of finishing 2020
• Why fire Muschamp midseason? The answer seems to center around a common theme
• ‘My heart breaks for him’: Dabo reacts to Muschamp being fired at South Carolina
• Mike Bobo’s biggest challenge, expectations for final three games of Gamecocks season
• Don’t hire Hugh Freeze, South Carolina: New Gamecocks coach should be 1 of these 2 men

Atlanta Journal Constitution

• Georgia Tech has game postponed for second week in a row
• Finally back home, Georgia’s still up in air at quarterback
• Bulldogs expect return of WR George Pickens

Washington Post

• The NCAA plans to hold March Madness in one location, possibly Indianapolis
• College basketball season is about tip off. Here’s what you need to know.