ECU Football Recruiting Evaluation:  Pirates fortify secondary…ECU football inks 16 early signees on National Signing Day … Pirates dealt first loss … ECU WBB Rallies Past SMU In American Conference Opener

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Bonesville.net

• ECU Football Recruiting Evaluation
  Pirates fortify secondary
• SIGNING DAY PRESS CONFERENCE
  Audio: Mike Houston
• Basketball News
  Pirates dealt first loss

ecupirates.com

• Second Half Surge Lifts SMU MBB Over ECU
• ECU WBB Rallies Past SMU In American Conference Opener
• Pirates Announce 2021 Early Signing Class

WNCT 9

• ECU football team inks 16 on National Signing Day
• Second-half surge lifts SMU past ECU
• ECU women rally past SMU in AAC opener
• WNCT 9OYS Sports Talk Episode 13: Life in the sports industry; all eyes on ECU athletics

WITN 7

• ECU football inks 16 early signees on National Signing Day
• Hunt’s double-double lifts SMU past ECU, 70-55
• DaCosta, ECU women sink SMU with late three, 50-46

Abbeville’s Cruz Temple signs with East Carolina Index-Journal

Rivals.com

• SMU Remains Undefeated With a 70-55 Win Over East Carolina
• ECU Lands Several New Pirates In Early Signing Period

247 Sports

• SMU pulls away to hand ECU first loss in conference opener
• ECU’s 2021 Signing Class: When and Why They Committed
• Meet ECU’s seven early enrollees from the 2021 class
• What Mike Houston said about each ECU 2021 signee
• Jeremy Lewis to get a look on defense

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

• AAC set split between Pirates, Mustangs
• Pirates sign 16 as five spots remain

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• Memphis, USF, SMU Pick Up Wednesday Wins
• No. 23/24 USF, East Carolina Women Win Thrilling League Road Games On Wednesday
• American Announces Football Championship Game Partnership With RoofClaim.com

Cincinnati vs Tulsa: AAC Championship Prediction, Game Preview College Football News

The Associated Press

• Quinones scores 20 to lift Memphis past Tulane 80-74
• Hunt’s double-double lifts SMU past East Carolina 70-55
• South Florida hangs on for 74-71 win over Cincinnati

Cincinnati Enquirer

• Aresco, Brando join CFP rankings outrage
• Bearcats learn some lessons in losing conference opener to USF
• Follow live: UC Bearcats announce signees
• Tulsa : A look at UC’s AAC title game opponent

Dallas Morning News

• Yor Anei makes SMU debut as Kendric Davis leads Mustangs to win over East Carolina
• Sonny Dykes addresses SMU’s future at quarterback with Shane Buechele, incoming recruit Preston Stone

Tampa Bay Times

• USF signs two quarterbacks, including former Miami starter Jarren Williams
• USF women defeat Memphis on road in conference opener
• USF Bulls men win fourth straight, halt losing skid to Cincinnati

Orlando Sentinel

• UCF coach Josh Heupel pleased with Knights’ 2021 recruiting class
• Anthony Williams Jr. wishes father could see him sign with UCF

NCAA transfer rule means Temple’s 2021 recruiting class may not be nearly done | National signing day Philadelphia Inquirer

NOLA.com

• Not there yet: Tulane falters down stretch after big comeback against Memphis
• Tulane recruiting: a closer look at the Green Wave’s signing class
• Tulane football loses Amare Jones, gains former De La Salle product

Memphis football early signing day goes mostly as expected except for one nice surprise Memphis Commercial Appeal

Tulsa World

• In his sixth season, Philip Montgomery has TU within a win of a conference championship
• TU signing day: Breaking down the class
• December Signing Day: A look at all of TU’s 6 signees

UH’s 2021 recruiting class will come in waves  Houston Chronicle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• Duke basketball goes to Notre Dame and gets its groove back in ACC opener
• Sluggish offense no more. Duke basketball finds its shooting touch to top Notre Dame.
• UNC football National Signing Day live updates: Tar Heels sign 18 players
• NC State football signing day live updates: Wolfpack has 11 in-state commitments

Winston Salem Journal

• Blue Devils enjoy the scenery to go with a victory
• North Carolina to play Kentucky, instead of Ohio State, at CBS Sports Classic
• Signing day: Appalachian State football program pulls in 22 on first day of early signing period
• ACC football bowl season scorecard: Here’s who will be in, who won’t and what they’re saying
• QB signee Santino Marucci finds a fit with Wake Forest’s run-pass option
• Signing day: Wake Forest adds offensive linemen depth; eight players to enroll for spring
• Booker, Democratic lawmakers introducing NCAA reform bill

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• Old Dominion signs 18 players in coach Ricky Rahne’s second recruiting class
• U.Va. forms strong class of ’21 recruiting with emphasis on defense despite lack of in-person contact
• Hokies’ bowl streak ends as players decide to forgo invitations, while Tech welcomes 25 new signees
• William & Mary football recruiting class is high on quality, coach Mike London says, but short on numbers

Fayetteville Observer

• National Signing Day: UNC hits high notes with class among best in ACC, country
• Team effort leads No. 21 Duke to vital win over Notre Dame
• ‘We’re playing’: Dave Doeren says NC State won’t opt out of bowl game
• National Signing Day: Duke football lands 18 high school prospects, 2 transfers

Charleston Post Courier

• Coastal Carolina football signs 17 on 2021 early signing day
• CCU head football coach Jamey Chadwell signs extension through 2027
• Furman football adds 15 players on National Signing Day
• Charleston Southern signs 5, among them a defensive end from football power Dutch Fork
• Citadel football gets good news on signing day, from new players and veterans
• Clemson football shows off reach on National Signing Day
• Shane Beamer signs eight as first part of first recruiting class with Gamecocks
• Newly ranked Clemson falls at Virginia Tech in basketball