Pirate Press: ECU Headlines
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Schedule adjustment adds new home opener Bonesville.net
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The East Carolinian
- Holton Ahlers named conference offensive player of week
- Pirates defeat Cavaliers on last-second score
- Pirates to play NC Wesleyan in home opener
- ECU Interim Chancellor Ron Mitchelson announces retirement
WNCT 9
- Bailey goes one-on-one with Coach Mike Houston for season finale
- American names Pirate quarterback Ahlers as Offensive Player of the Week
- ECU interim chancellor says he will retire at end of June, 2021
- ECU makes hard decision to hold commencement online again
WITN 7
- ECU basketball just excited for the opportunity to play this season
- ECU QB Holton Ahlers named AAC Offensive Player of the Week
ECU interim chancellor announces plans to retire WCTI 12
ECU fills schedule void with D-III NC Wesleyan National Post
Rivals.com
- Ahlers and McMillian Pick Up AAC Weekly Honors
- ECU D-Lineman Hozey Haji-Badri has entered the transfer portal
247 Sports
- ECU set to begin home slate on Tuesday
- ECU QB Holton Ahlers named AAC Offensive Player of the Week
- Kirk Herbstreit lists Week 13 top players
- Coach’s Corner: Postmortem….Brighter Days Are Ahead
- ECU DT Hozey Haji-Badri enters transfer portal
- Owls had 28 positive COVID test results last week
Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)
- WOODWARD: Aussie sets tone for Pirates’ big breakthrough
- ECU went with all returners versus 49ers
- AAC top player goes to Ahlers
Around the American Athletic Conference
American Athletic Conference
- East Carolina, Memphis Players Earn Weekly Football Honors
- UCF, SMU Pick Up Wins Monday Nightq
- Cincinnati’s Thomas, Tulane’s Jordan Claim First Women’s Basketball Weekly Awards Of 2020-21
- Houston Sweeps First Men’s Basketball Weekly Honors
Cincy squares off against Lipscomb The Associated Press
AAC college basketball preview: Will the Cincinnati Bearcats win another conference title? Cincinnati Enquirer
Tampa Bay Times
- USF women’s basketball team hosts two of nation’s top six teams this week
- USF men lose to Virginia Tech in ‘Bubbleville’
UCF basketball opens with confidence boosting win over Auburn Orlando Sentinel
‘We have dealt with COVID and quite frankly COVID won,’ says Temple football coach Rod Carey Philadelphia Inquirer
Dallas Morning News
- SMU obliterates Texas A&M-Corpus Christi; Tim Jankovich provides update on Mustangs guard Tyson Jolly
- SMU’s recent offensive woes are a reflection of its lack of depth at the WR position
Memphis Commercial Appeal
- Memphis basketball mailbag: A look at the two most glaring areas for improvement
- Memphis football bowl projections: Tigers favored to reach Birmingham, Potato Bowl
Couisnard scores 20, South Carolina beats Tulsa 69-58 Tulsa World
UH basketball sweeps AAC weekly awards Houston Chronicle
Annapolis Capital
- Navy football looks to play spoiler against No. 22 Tulsa on Senior Day
- Army West Point football program unveils uniforms for 2020 rivalry game against Navy
Despite positive COVID-19 tests, Wichita State basketball set to open season this week Wichita Eagle
Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond
Raleigh News and Observer
- UNC basketball shrugs off slow start, runs over UNLV in Maui Invitational
- How the ‘unbelievable’ defense of UNC’s Leaky Black stomped out UNLV’s spark
- After a flashy debut, Duke’s DJ Steward has more to prove — starting with Michigan State
- Will Duke’s football season end Saturday against Miami? It’s not likely.
- Analysis: Davidson shows it can hang with one of college basketball’s best, but needs 3s
Winston Salem Journal
- Wake Forest men’s basketball team pauses activities, will not play Troy
- WSSU men’s basketball team halts practices; women’s team returns this week
Norfolk Virginian Pilot
- William & Mary men’s basketball team pausing activities after positive COVID-19 test
- Hampton University men’s basketball team set to begin season with “whole new team”
- QB Quincy Patterson decides to leave Hokies, enters NCAA transfer portal
- U.Va. coach Bronco Mendenhall is done traveling to FSU this season, wants changes in timing of pregame testing results
- Hokies pull off another shocking November upset, get past No. 3 Villanova in overtime
Fayetteville Observer
- No worries: UNC settles in after rocky start, routs UNLV in Maui opener
- 3 things to watch: No. 8 Michigan State vs. No. 6 Duke
- Wake Forest pauses men’s basketball activities, calls off Troy game due to COVID-19
Charleston Post Courier
- ESPN’s College GameDay headed to Coastal Carolina for Chants’ showdown with Liberty
- No. 20 CCU to host former Big South rival Liberty Saturday at 2 p.m. on ESPNU
- Sapakoff: South Carolina football should start a sensible buyout trend
- Gamecocks’ football staff in limbo: Who stays, who goes?
- Without a head football coach, Gamecocks’ recruiting class falling apart
Columbia The State
- All-Carolina Poll: It’s happening! Coastal Carolina will host ESPN’s College GameDay
- Frank Martin’s Gamecocks passed their first test. Now the schedule really heats up
- Split crews, TV feeds: How pandemic forced Gamecocks broadcasters to make changes
- The highs, lows of the Gamecocks defense: A five-year difference across Muschamp era
Atlanta Journal Constitution
- Could the strangest college season end the same old way?
- Greg McGarity: Never the people’s choice, but a darn good AD
- Georgia AD Greg McGarity to retire at year’s end
- Georgia seniors hope Richard LeCounte joins them against Vanderbilt
- Bulldogs bid farewell to QB D’Wan Mathis
- Mercer hands Georgia State its first loss of season
- Georgia Tech-N.C. State game kickoff set
Nuggets and Briefs: National and Professional articles of interest
Winston Salem Journal
- Today in sports history: Boston College QB Doug Flutie named 50th Heisman Trophy winner in 1984
- Hamilton positive for COVID-19, will miss F1’s Sakhir GP
- Tuesday’s sports events on the air
- 49ers to play 2 upcoming home games in Arizona
The Associated Press
- Metcalf, Wilson lead Seahawks over Eagles 23-17
- 49ers to play 2 upcoming home games in Arizona
- Column: Broncos could have avoided quarterback quagmire
- Ready or not, NBA training camps are set to open once again
- Revamped minor league baseball to include 3 Colorado teams
Charlotte Observer
- NASCAR’s Corey LaJoie signs multi-year deal to race for Spire Motorsports
- Carolina Panthers get encouraging news about leading receiver DJ Moore’s ankle injury
- Carolina Panthers place rookie defensive lineman on reserve/COVID-19 list
New York Times
Washington Post
- Spencer Kieboom built his life around baseball. Then he quietly walked away.
- Katie Ledecky couldn’t pursue Olympic medals in 2020. She got her degree instead.
- Washington-Pittsburgh game moves to Monday, as Ron Rivera leads team through coronavirus disruptions
- Ravens-Steelers game pushed back to Wednesday
- Wizards training camp starts Tuesday. Here’s what to watch for.
- Deni Avdija is ‘the greatest talent in Israeli basketball history.’ But is he ready for the NBA?
- The coronavirus has turned the NFL into a joke, and nobody should be laughing
- D.C. United’s Paul Arriola, returning from knee injury, gets invite to USMNT camp
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Can someone please answer a question regarding the officiating of the SMU vs ECU game? When the officials decided (incorrectly, I believe) that the SMU QB did throw a pass while being tackled in endzone, why was it not intentional grounding? I have tried finding info on the web but have not been successful. Thank you!