Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Fall 2020 Commencement today at ecu.edu

VIEW FROM THE EAST
Pirates finish 2020 with full sails Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

• East Carolina Drops WBB Home Opener To Georgia
• American Announces December MBB Broadcast Schedule
• Proehl Declares Intent To Enter ’21 NFL Draft
• Pirates Announce 10-Member 2021 VB Signing Class

ECU’s Proehl looks to continue family tradition of playing professional football Fayetteville Observer

The East Carolinian

• Blake Proehl to declare for NFL draft
• SMU, Temple games forecast improvement for Pirates
• ECU announces furloughs to administrative leaders
• ECU men’s basketball wins home opener against NC Wesleyan

WNCT 9

• ECU’s Proehl declares intent to enter 2021 NFL draft
• ECU women drop home opener to Georgia
• ECU announces 2021 volleyball signing class
• ECU announces furloughs to administrative leaders

WITN 7

Radford plays ECU Washington Post

Georgia 66, East Carolina 45 Times Union

Lady Dogs beat East Carolina for program’s 1,000th win WGAU

247 Sports

• What Blake Proehl’s departure means for ECU’s receiving corps
• ECU tip-off times, TV designations set for December

ECU enacts another round of furloughs; 23 impacted including chancellor WCTI 12

ECU chancellor, others take furloughs to share ‘some of the burden’ from COVID losses Charlotte Observer

Gastonia native Varner discusses path to PGA Tour, life on podcast with Panthers great Steve Smith Gaston Gazette

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

• SEC team tops ECU women in Minges
• Proehl gets degree, announces NFL intentions
• Pirates hope to add depth, size to O-Line
• ECU furloughs some administrators for 10 days

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• American Teams Drop Heartbreakers In Thursday Nonconference Games
• American Announces That Houston-SMU Football Game Will Not Be Played

The Associated Press

• No. 22 Tulsa seeks 6th straight win in matchup with Navy
• UCF QB Milton decides to enter the transfer portal

Dan Hoard says he’ll miss another Bengals game but will broadcast Crosstown Shootout Cincinnati Enquirer

Tampa Bay Times

• McKenzie Milton transferring from UCF
• Where will McKenzie Milton land next? We have some guesses
• ‘I feel like I got broken up with’: Twitter reacts to McKenzie Milton’s transfer

Orlando Sentinel

• McKenzie Milton on leaving UCF: ‘I have one shot to chase a dream’
• Former UCF football players provide holiday cheer with annual toy drive

SMU-Houston officially canceled after positive COVID-19 case; Mustangs wait on bowl information Dallas Morning News

From Broadneck High to Navy pilot: Emmett Davis made it through academy, football the hard way Baltimore Sun

 

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• Down goes No. 1: NC State hands top-ranked South Carolina first loss in 30 games
• When will the Wolfpack, Hurricanes play games again in PNC Arena?
• Pandemic causes another Duke basketball schedule shuffle. Here’s what’s what.
• Tobacco Road’s great old gyms are just empty buildings without college basketball fans
• Will Saturday be the last home game for NC State seniors? It doesn’t have to be

Charlotte 49ers get to play basketball again — and without needing coach to suit up Charlotte Observer

Winston Salem Journal

• North Carolina Tar Heels step out of ACC football play to face Western Carolina
• NCHSAA shortens football season and reduces number of state champs starting in 2021-22
• Appalachian State’s Noah Hannon, Thomas Hennigan reflect on their careers and the decisions ahead for seniors
• Virginia Tech athletics department instituting pay cuts in wake of ‘harsh financial reality’ of COVID-19
• Cunane, N.C. State women knock off No. 1 South Carolina

Charleston Post Courier

• No. 14 CCU looking to remain perfect when undefeated No. 8 BYU comes to town
• Coastal Carolina to host BYU Saturday after COVID-19 issues in Liberty program
• College of Charleston to host Furman Saturday as COVID-19 churns college basketball
• Former Notre Dame, USC coach Lou Holtz receives Presidential Medal of Freedom
• The Citadel basketball rallies for first Division I win in almost a year

The Associated Press

• Plan B as in BYU: Cougars face Chanticleers on short notice
• Take Two: No. 8 BYU steps in to face No. 14 Coastal Carolina