Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

ECU live mascot watched season from Pirate lair Fayetteville Observer

ecupirates.com

• Joe Dooley Show (On Demand)
• Men’s Basketball Schedule

True Freshman Report: DB Teagan Wilk 247 Sports

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• No. 6/7 Houston Defeats UCF, 63-54, on the Road Sundy
• Memphis-UCF Women’s Basketball Game Scheduled For Dec. 30 Postponed

No. 9 Georgia more concerned about COVID, Cincinnati than ‘opt-outs’ Atlanta Journal Constitution

No. 6 Houston escapes Central Florida to remain unbeaten Houston Chronicle

Marcus Sasser, Caleb Mills lead No. 6 Houston past UCF 63-54 The Associated Press

USF QB Jordan McCloud to enter NCAA Transfer Portal 247 Sports

McCurdy: Time to separate Group of Five from Power Five, introduce relegation to football The Marion Star

USF quarterback Jordan McCloud announces he’s entering transfer portal Tampa Bay Times

Orlando Sentinel

• UCF basketball falls short against No. 6 Houston
• UCF coach Josh Heupel vows Knights will learn from ugly bowl loss to BYU

Tulane athletics receives $1 million for mental health services NOLA.com

Memphis’ Pete Lembo to join South Carolina staff Memphis Commercial Appeal

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Lynchburg News and Advance

• Liberty outlasts Coastal Carolina in overtime to claim Cure Bowl victory
• Cure Bowl notebook: Willis sets program rushing record for a quarterback

Myrtle Beach Sun News

• Perfection blocked: CCU’s hopes of undefeated season spoiled by Liberty in thrilling bowl
• ‘Couldn’t miss this one’: CCU fans flock to Orlando for Chants’ first ever bowl game

Watch: Astonishing fumble by Liberty sends Cure Bowl to overtime USA Today

Liberty Stuns No. 12 Coastal Carolina in Cure Bowl Despite Late Goal-Line Gaffe Bleacher Report

CBS Sports

• No. 23 Liberty outlasts No. 9 Coastal Carolina in Cure Bowl
• Cure Bowl score: Liberty blocks field goal in overtime to hand Coastal Carolina its first loss of the season

Charleston Post Courier

• Liberty knocks off No. 12 CCU, 37-34, on blocked field goal in overtime in Cure Bowl
• Trevor Lawrence, Dabo Swinney’s special relationship powers Clemson into Sugar Bowl
• Fully in charge, Gamecocks’ Shane Beamer takes over his new program

Quad Brown leads Georgia State to LendingTree Bowl win Atlanta Journal Constitution

Herd’s 2020 season ends in disappointment, uncertainty Huntington Herald-Dispatch

Winston Salem Journal

• University: Utah star freshman running back Ty Jordan dead
• College basketball’s holiday blues: Some players can’t go home amidst COVID-19 pandemic

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• U.Va.’s sloppy start leads to rough outing against No. 1 Gonzaga, Cavaliers coach Tony Bennett says game “important, but painful”
• Former Norview star QB announces he’ll transfer to Old Dominion
• Norfolk State roars back from 17-point deficit in the second half to knock off George Mason

Javonte Williams enters NFL Draft, becomes latest star to miss Orange Bowl Fayetteville Observer

The Associated Press

• No. 1 Gonzaga rolls over most recent champ Virginia, 98-75
• No. 23 Liberty outlasts No. 9 Coastal Carolina in Cure Bowl
• No. 16 La.-Lafayette tops UTSA 31-24 in First Responder Bowl
• Brown, Georgia State top WKU 39-21 in LendingTree Bowl
• QB D’Eriq King says he’s returning to Hurricanes in 2021
• University: Utah star freshman running back Ty Jordan dead