Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

VIEW FROM THE EAST
ECU becomes Dr. Rogers’ neighborhood Bonesville.net

Dr. Philip Rogers, former ECU chief of staff, returns to take helm as 12th chancellor ecu.edu

East Carolina University’s new chancellor is Philip Rogers Raleigh News and Observer

Greenville native to be next chancellor of East Carolina University Greensboro News & Record

ecupirates.com

• Pirates Return Home To Face JMU
• ECU Women Set For AAC Road Challenge At Cincinnati
• AAC Announces Remaining Tip Times/TV Schedule

The East Carolinian

• UNC BOG names Philip Rogers as ECU chancellor-elect
• ECU Chancellor-Elect Philip Rogers speaks on plans, future
• SMU hands ECU men’s basketball first loss of season
• Pirates win conference opener against SMU

East Carolina looks to bounce back vs. James Madison Sports Illustrated

What East Carolina coach Mike Houston had to say about early signees Wilmington Star-News

Pirates’ Harris selected AAC Rookie of the Year The Bladen Journal

East Carolina’s Patrick Stephenson extends consistent record at CCNC Amateur with another win Golfweek

247 Sports

• ECU signs three-star Florida OL to close out early period
• True Freshman Report: TE Shane Calhoun

Home-grown leader to be ECUs new chancellor: UNC Board of Governors picks Philip Rogers Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

ULM football coaching search: Warhawks interview candidates (including former ECU player Joe Sloan) Monroe (LA) News-Star

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• Tulsa, Wichita State Earn Wins Friday Night
• Championship Preview: Tulsa, Cincinnati Clash for American Crown
• Wichita State-Tulane, Houston-USF Women’s Basketball Games Scheduled For Dec. 19 Postponed
• The American Announces 2021 Men’s Basketball Game Times and Network Designations
• American Athletic Conference Announces Remaining Women’s Basketball Game Times

What channel is Cincinnati vs. Tulsa on today? Time, TV schedule for 2020 American championship game Sporting News

College Football Picks — AAC Championship: Hurricane Warning For Cincinnati on Saturday Bang the Book

The Associated Press

• No. 6 Cincinnati and No. 20 Tulsa meet for AAC championship
• No. 6 Cincinnati and No. 20 Tulsa meet at last for AAC title
• Tulsa LB Collins a small-town player with big-time talent
• The Latest: Cincinnati increases capacity for AAC title game

Headed to AAC title game, Bearcats’ defense really has been their best offense WCPO

Cincinnati Enquirer

•  Three keys, prediction: AAC championship game
•  Preview: UC Bearcats face undefeated Georgia
• Freshman Eason is one of UC’s most indispensable players

Unbeaten Georgia set for tough test vs. Cincinnati Sports Illustrated

Underdog Tulsa to face Bearcats in prime time platform on ABC The Oklahoman

Tampa Bay Times

• USF women’s game vs. Houston postponed due to coronavirus
• USF signs two quarterbacks, including former Miami starter Jarren Williams

UCF OC Alex Golesh: Jake Hescock ready to take next step Orlando Sentinel

Philadelphia Inquirer

• With so many new faces, it’s hard to know how good (or bad) the Owls will be | Temple Preview
• Temple’s Isaiah Graham-Mobley and Ifeanyi Maijeh transfer to Power 5 schools

NOLA.com

• Easy call: Tulane’s Willie Fritz said Chris Hampton was only coach he considered for defensive coordinator
• Evolving relationship: Jordan Walker earning trust of coach Ron Hunter despite outbursts

SMU quarterback Shane Buechele forgoes his final year of eligibility, will enter NFL draft Dallas Morning News

Penny Hardaway remains dissatisfied with Memphis basketball’s point guard play. Is there a solution? Memphis Commercial Appeal

Houston Chronicle

• COVID-19 issues postpone second straight UH women’s basketball game
• Former UH athlete David Husmann dies from COVID-19 complications

Navy football coach Ken Niumatalolo rumored to be a candidate at Arizona — again Annapolis Capital

Morris Udeze scores career high, as Wichita State basketball cruises past Emporia State Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Columbia The State

• ACC championship Gameday Guide: Clemson vs. Notre Dame game time, odds, TV info
• Why Dabo Swinney and Brian Kelly ripped location of potential playoff game
• Gamecocks running back recruit scores team’s first three TDs, powers squad to state

Raleigh News and Observer

• With the odds stacked against it, what did Kevin Keatts learn about his NC State team?
• UNC’s Sterling Manley back at practice but won’t get homecoming against Kentucky

Charleston Post Courier

• Despite Sun Belt title cancellation, CCU still in contention for New Year’s 6 bowl
• 5 things to watch in Clemson’s ACC Championship bout against Notre Dame

Winston Salem Journal

• Senior night in an empty stadium, except for a few parents, takes place at Truist Field for Wake Forest football team
• App State men rumble past Columbia International

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• ODU is flying commercial during the pandemic. Its coach, a cancer survivor, is concerned.
• Rubama: Len Bias is headed to the Hall of Fame, 34 years after his death. Lefty Driesell says it’s about time.
• ACC Deep Thoughts: Hendon Hooker’s departure represents nothing new in Blacksburg. But where does Tech go for QB depth?

Huntington Herald-Dispatch

• UAB tops Herd in Conference USA Championship
• Marshall falls to UAB in Conference USA Championship
• Herd offense has forgettable first half vs. UAB
• Chuck Landon: MU rallies but loses C-USA title game to UAB
• MU Game Balls

Louisiana vs. Coastal Carolina in a bowl game? Cajuns AD ‘would absolutely love’ that  The Daily Advertiser

After canceled Sun Belt Championship, what’s next for the Cajuns? KATC

Washington Post

• College football’s goofball bowl season has been battered by exhaustion, illness and ennui
• The College Football Playoff has become an exclusive club. West Coast schools not invited.
• The games to watch on TV this championship weekend

Atlanta Journal Constitution

• Week 16 college football schedule: How to watch all 19 FBS games
• Georgia Tech hangs on against Florida A&M
• Georgia Tech signees reveal their thoughts on recruiting process
• Long-avoided ‘opt-outs’ coming for No. 8 Georgia Bulldogs

The Associated Press

• Week 16: Playoff bids likely on line for Clemson, Ohio State
• Air Force visits Army; service academy supremacy at stake
• Illinois hires Bielema as coach to lift struggling program
• Oregon holds off USC late, grabs Pac-12 title with 31-24 win
• Shropshire, UAB beat Marshall 22-13 in C-USA title game
• Ball State contains Patterson, tops Buffalo 38-28 to win MAC
• Buffalo’s Patterson hurt in MAC championship game
• Martinez, Nebraska overcome 4 turnovers, beat Rutgers 28-21
• Successful season? College football played 500-plus games
• With Lawrence back Clemson-Notre Dame meet for ACC title