Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

ECU WBB Entertains VCU In Non-Conference Finale ecupirates.com

North Florida vs. East Carolina basketball preview Florida Times-Union

ECU plays N. Fla. Charlotte Observer

247 Sports

• Podcast: What to make of ECU’s 4-0 start
• Five building blocks ECU discovered on defense in 2020

Back-and-forth tests victorious Pirates Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• Cincinnati to Host Tulsa Dec. 19 in American Football Championship Game
• Cincinnati-Tulsa Regular-Season Football Game Will Not Be Played
• Memphis, USF Pick Up Home Wins Tuesday Night

State of the AAC: Tulsa clinches spot in championship game The Daily Cougar

Final American Conference football Power Rankings Fayetteville Observer

The Associated Press

• Jeffries lifts Memphis past Mississippi Valley State 94-57
• Collins scores 18 to lift South Florida past Stetson 73-62

Cincinnati Enquirer

•  UC Bearcats game vs. Tulsa canceled
• Cincinnati slips to No. 8 in latest CFP rankings
• Keys to UC Bearcats game against Furman

• TU’s game against Cincinnati canceled
• CFP Top 25: OSU goes through freefall; OU and Tulsa remain steady
• TU’s Zaven Collins, Allie Green IV semifinalists for national awards

Cincinnati Bearcats-Tulsa Golden Hurricane rescheduled football game canceled due to coronavirus ESPN

Cincinnati-Tulsa, Michigan-Ohio State college football games cancellation due to COVID outbreaks The Oklahoman

Cohesion comes in spurts for the USF men  Tampa Bay Times

Orlando Sentinel

• UCF sees Boca Raton Bowl as win-win for Knights
• UCF can’t hold off Michigan surge, falls to Wolverines

NOLA.com

• Familiar foe: Southern Miss transfer Gabe Watson to face old teammates on Wednesday
• It’s official: Chip Long replaces close friend Will Hall as Tulane offensive coordinator

Bracketology: Big 12 schools get five of the top 16 spots in latest projection, with SMU landing as ‘first team out’ Dallas Morning News

Memphis Football Podcast: Picking up the pieces from Tulane loss Memphis Commercial Appeal

Houston Chronicle

• UH basketball pausing activities after positive COVID-19 tests
• UH may add two football games in December

Navy OL Billy Honaker to honor late David Forney by wearing No. 68 against Army Baltimore Sun

Crab cakes and pizza on the line as mayors make bets on Army-Navy game Annapolis Capital

Here are the steps WSU’s missing basketball players are taking to return to play  Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• Duke, UNC come up short in measuring-stick games against Big Ten’s elite
• ‘We’re just plowing through this.’ Why basketball during COVID-19 feels wrong to Coach K.
• UNC basketball can’t continue to trade second half rallies for slow starts
• UNC basketball’s second-half rally isn’t enough against Iowa in ACC-Big Ten Challenge
• UNC vs. Miami: C.L. Brown’s one-minute preview

Winston Salem Journal

• Illinois beats No. 10 Duke 83-68
• Bohannon scores 24, leads No. 3 Iowa past No. 16 North Carolina 93-80

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• From pickup hoops to a marquee matchup, if it can be rescheduled: Hauser brothers planned to reunite for U.Va.-Michigan State
• Hokies go cold shooting from perimeter again, commit turnovers and struggle to keep up with efficient Penn State

Fayetteville Observer

• ACC football weekend preview: UNC vs. Miami in battle of top-20 teams
• Too many cracks: Iowa’s 3-point barrage exposes UNC’s missteps on defense
• Former Hokies quarterback Logan Thomas emerges as a tight end with nine catches, key TD as Washington upends Steelers

Charleston Post Courier

• Gamecock men’s basketball on hold due to positive COVID tests
• Clemson No. 3 in College Football Playoff rankings, Coastal Carolina 13
• CCU jumps to No. 13 in College Football Playoff Poll
• Clemson reserve RBs hitting stride as Etienne finds more success in passing game
• Gamecocks eligible for bowl game, but could they go if invited?

Columbia The State

• The hints Beamer dropped about possible direction of Gamecocks’ offense, defense
• Crying, cheering, smiling: How Shane Beamer’s Hall of Fame dad reacted to USC hire
• Positive COVID-19 tests force Gamecocks basketball to halt team activities 

Atlanta Journal Constitution

• College Football Playoff rankings: Top six remain same, UGA slips to No. 9
• Georgia Tech seniors have stay-or-go decisions to make
• Kirby Smart may finally be all-in to win with explosive offense
• Toumani Camara gives Bulldogs another double-double, win
• Heaters and Vaseline: How Georgia Tech players stay warm in cold games

Boise St. coach to school officials: Let’s bolt Mountain West Hawaii Tribune-Herald

Report: Boise State Coach Wants To Leave Football Conference The Spun

Washington Post

• College Football Playoff rankings remain the same at top despite Ohio State’s lack of games
• How bowl season is being altered by the coronavirus
• Ohio State’s game against Michigan is canceled, leaving Buckeyes’ playoff status in doubt
• Virginia-Michigan State basketball showdown postponed because of Cavs’ coronavirus issues

The Associated Press

• Michigan cancels Ohio State showdown, citing COVID-19 cases
• Tide, Irish, Tigers, Buckeyes hold steady atop CFP rankings
• Notre Dame, Clemson get extra time to prep for title game
• AP Interview: Emmert says NCAA must stay open to reform
• South Carolina linebacker Ernest Jones declares for NFL
• Miami DB Al Blades reveals he has season-ending heart issue
• Stalled ground game? Pass-happy Florida simply happy passing
• Fred Akers, Texas coach who flirted with glory, dies at 82
• Viator leaving Louisiana-Monroe after 5 seasons as coach
• The Latest: Ole Miss at No. 5 Texas A&M postponed
• The Latest: Michigan State-Virginia hoops postponed
• USC’s Mobley and Stanford’s Williams square off this weekend
• Dosunmu, balance help No. 6 Illinois beat No. 10 Duke 83-68
• Brockington leads Penn St to 75-55 rout at No. 15 Va Tech
• Harper scores 26 to lead No. 21 Rutgers past Syracuse, 79-69