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• ECU Picks Up Win Over James Madison
• ECU Women Set For Sunday Road Challenge At Cincinnati

Suggs lifts East Carolina over James Madison 73-64 The Associated Press

James Madison returns to court, drops game to East Carolina WHSV

Pirates bounce back from first loss, beat JMU at home  WNCT 9

WITN 7

• Suggs nets season-high 18 to lift ECU over JMU, 73-64
• COVID-19 complication pushes ECU women’s basketball game at Cincinnati to Sunday

ECU men’s basketball takes down James Madison, finishes undefeated in non-conference play WCTI 12

Rivals.com

Joe Dooley recaps ECU’s win over James Madison CBS Sports

247 Sports

• ECU tops James Madison to remain unbeaten in non-conference
• ECU 73, JMU 64: How it Looked from the Baselines
• 2021 ECU Early Signing Class Superlatives
• ECU signs three-star Florida OL to close out early period

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

• Pirates cruise past Dukes, now 6-1
• Changes coming for tight ends, pass game
• ECU dental school alumna creates garden to fight food insecurity

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• Cincinnati Defeats Tulsa, 27-24, to win American Football Championship
• UCF Defeats No. 15 Florida State in Saturday Action
• East Carolina At Cincinnati Women’s Basketball Game Rescheduled For Dec. 20
• UCF, Tulane Women Notch Saturday Wins On The Hardwood

The Associated Press

• No. 6 Cincinnati beats No. 20 Tulsa in rainy AAC title game
• Mahan scores 32 as UCF stuns No. 15 Florida State 86-74
• Suggs lifts East Carolina over James Madison 73-64
• Perry carries Temple past NJIT 72-60
• Forbes scores 21 to carry Tulane over Grambling State 77-65
• Georgia matches 1982-83 Final Four team with 6-0 start

Cincinnati Enquirer

•  ‘This team won’t be denied’: UC Bearcats beat Tulsa for AAC title
•  Analysis: Kicker Smith among heroes in the ‘Year of the Teammate’
•  UC basketball now 2-4 after loss at Georgia

• Cincinnati kicks last-second field goal to defeat TU in AAC title game, 27-24
• Bill Haisten: As the passing game falters again, TU falls short of a signature achievement
• Game stats: Cincinnati 27, Tulsa 24
• View from the sidelines: Tulsa at Cincinnati in AAC title game
• No. 20 Tulsa at No. 6 Cincinnati: Breaking down the game in four downs

Brandon Mahan helps UCF basketball upsets No. 15 FSU Orlando Sentinel

Temple gets off to quick start in 72-60 season-opening win vs. NJIT Philadelphia Inquirer

Idaho Potato Bowl: Meet the Tulane Green Wave, Nevada’s run-first bowl opponent Reno Gazette-Journal

Birthday boy! SMU signee Roderick Daniels Jr.’s big game vs. Skyline advances Duncanville to the regional semifinals Dallas Morning News

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• As bowl announcements come Sunday, Memphis football stays focused on Florida Atlantic
•  Giannotto: Memphis athletics secures unprecedented loan

How Morris Udeze improved his foul shooting by more than 30% for Wichita State  Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Charlotte Observer

• Clemson owns the ACC: Tigers dominate Notre Dame in title game; playoff up next
• How Notre Dame fueled Clemson’s fire for Saturday’s dominant title game performance
• Clemson is in the playoff. But who, and where, will Tigers play?
• Notre Dame shouldn’t make College Football Playoff after embarrassing loss to Clemson
• View photos from Clemson vs. Notre Dame for ACC Championship

Raleigh News and Observer

• NC State defeats Campbell in college basketball action
• ‘Nobody’s gonna punk us.’ Against Kentucky, UNC basketball finally finds its toughness.

Winston Salem Journal

• N.C. State puts one in the win column, defeats Campbell at PNC Arena
• Lawrence, No. 4 Clemson rout No. 2 Notre Dame for ACC title
• CFP semifinal moved from Rose Bowl to AT&T Stadium in Texas

Fayetteville Observer

• UNC vs Kentucky on short notice shows shifting on the fly required
• Wake Forest’s regular season finale canceled due to Florida State coronavirus complications

Charleston Post Courier

• Alabama escapes Florida 52-46 in SEC Championship game shootout
• Sapakoff: Clemson digs deep, probably Dallas-bound for ‘Rose Bowl’
• Clemson clobbers Notre Dame to win 6th straight ACC Championship

Columbia The State

• Final bowl projections: One pundit has South Carolina facing undefeated Coastal
• Would Tony Elliott have interest in Auburn job? Here’s everything he said
• Playing fall football in SC was the right decision. Kudos to those who made it happen

Atlanta Journal Constitution

• A sliver of sanity in a wild year: Alabama wins the SEC
• Points, play-makers abound in latest Alabama SEC victory
• Clemson dismisses Notre Dame and gets chance to return to the top
• Clemson blows out Notre Dame, wins sixth consecutive ACC championship
• Georgia AD search under way as Greg McGarity era ends
• Georgia Tech professor advised on hire of ACC commissioner
• Georgia Tech hangs on against Florida A&M

Washington Post

• Clemson has Trevor Lawrence this time and dominates Notre Dame in ACC championship game
• Rose Bowl will be played at Cowboys’ AT&T Stadium, College Football Playoff announces
• College Football Playoff: Alabama, Clemson and Ohio State should be set. Who will be No. 4?
• The College Football Playoff: Selection show, schedule and what you need to know

College Football Has Been Messy, So Why Not End That Way, Too? New York Times

The Associated Press

• Harris scores 5 TDs, No. 1 Bama escapes No. 11 Florida 52-46
• CFP semifinal moved from Rose Bowl to AT&T Stadium in Texas
• QB Trask: Florida ran out of time in comeback against Tide
• Lawrence, No. 4 Clemson rout No. 2 Notre Dame for ACC title
• Notre Dame’s blowout loss brings A&M into playoff picture
• No. 12 Sooners win 6th B12 title in row, 27-21 over Iowa St
• No. 25 San Jose State beats Boise State in MWC title game
• No. 3 Ohio St. runs past No. 15 Wildcats for Big Ten crown
• Saturday’s best
• Dotson paces Penn State in win over Illinois
• Boutte’s record day lifts LSU past Ole Miss, 53-48
• Daniels helps Arizona St. beat Oregon St. 46-33
• Road warriors: Stanford caps trip with win over UCLA in 2 OT
• Boutte’s record day lifts LSU past Ole Miss, 53-48
• Larsh’s FG lifts Wisconsin past Minnesota 20-17 in OT
• No. 13 Southern Cal latest Pac-12 team to opt out of bowl
• Rogers throws for 3 TDs, Mississippi St. tops Mizzou 51-32
• Utah rallies to beat Washington State 45-28 in season finale