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GREG VACEK'S DAILY WEB ROUNDUPThursday, January 7, 2021

January 7, 2021 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

 

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Temple WBB Pulls Away From East Carolina, 66-57 ecupirates.com

South Carolina football vs ECU 2020 game postponed to 2027 Charlotte Observer

Temple women pull away from ECU, pick up 66-57 win  WNCT 9

WITN 7

  • Temple tops ECU women in key AAC showdown, 66-57
  • ECU junior RB Darius Pinnix enters transfer portal

ECU Running Back Darrius Pinnix Heads to Transfer Portal  Rivals.com

247 Sports

  • ECU RB Darius Pinnix enters transfer portal
  • True Freshman Report: OL Isaiah Foote

Former Arkansas, ECU RB Chase Hayden announces where he’ll finish his college career Saturday Down South

Lead slips away from Pirates in loss to Temple Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Owls get first road win behind scoring from Williamson, Clinton The Temple News

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

  • No. 11 Houston, Tulsa Pick Up Wednesday Wins
  • No. 18/19 USF, Temple Remain Unbeaten In League Play
  • Memphis’ White Wins Campbell Trophy as College Football’s Top Scholar-Athlete

Memphis QB Brady White wins Campbell Trophy, signifying college football’s top scholar-athlete USA Today

The Associated Press

  • Richie scores 15 to lead Tulsa over South Florida 61-51
  • Memphis QB White wins Campbell Trophy as top scholar-athlete

UC basketball looks to snap 5-game skid at SMU Cincinnati Enquirer

USF women’s team stays hot, men not so much Tampa Bay Times

Tulane men’s hoops notebook: postponements frustrating for young team NOLA.com

A look at where SMU football’s roster stands: Who’s coming back, who’s leaving and who we’re still waiting on Dallas Morning News

Memphis Commercial Appeal

  • Brady White becomes first Memphis Tigers football player to win Campbell Trophy
  • Tiger Basketball Podcast: Discussing what it will take for Memphis to make an NCAA Tournament push

TU wins 61-51 at USF for sixth victory in a row Tulsa World

Quentin Grimes’ second-half surge carries UH past Wichita State Houston Chronicle

Wichita State basketball suffers first conference loss with another defeat at Houston Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

  • How Duke survived so many weird things to, as usual, beat BC at Cameron
  • Wendell Moore comes up big as Duke beats Boston College in men’s basketball
  • NC State quarterback Bailey Hockman to transfer. What that means for the Wolfpack.

Influential Lapchick study gives FBS schools ‘F’ grade on athletic director gender hires USA Today

Winston Salem Journal

  • No. 21 Duke edges Boston College 83-82 without Coach K
  • Virginia run erases Wake Forest lead and sends Demon Deacons to defeat

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

  • From UCF to ODU: Former Norview star Darriel Mack Jr. looks forward to continuing his football career as a Monarch
  • Hauser sparks No. 22 Virginia past Wake Forest as Cavaliers improve to 2-0 in the ACC
  • Hokies breakdown: Virginia Tech rallies after slow start but comes up short in 17th consecutive loss to Louisville

Fayetteville Observer

  • Takeaways as Wake Forest shows improvement, but falls flat in final 20 minutes vs. Virginia
  • Wendell Moore reverses slump as Duke holds on against Boston College

Huntington Herald-Dispatch

  • Holliday will not return as Marshall’s head coach
  • Players react to Holliday’s exit from Herd
  • With Doc Holliday gone, who will be Marshall’s next coach?
  • Chuck Landon: Not extending Doc’s pact was right move
  • Chuck Landon: It’s time to play the ‘name’ game
  • Marshall’s home basketball series with Charlotte postponed

Charleston Post Courier

  • Gamecocks blast Texas A&M in SEC opener behind Lawson’s career night
  • CCU’s Jamey Chadwell named the FWAA Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year
  • Sapakoff: Closing Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence vs. Deshaun Watson debate
  • With Sun Belt play underway, CCU men’s basketball prepares for run at conference title
  • Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence declares for NFL Draft

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Georgia Tech’s offense in 2020 was a reflection of its quarterback
  • Josh Brooks has long planned to become Georgia’s athletic director
  • The 2021 favorite to win the SEC East? Not Florida
  • Georgia Bulldogs fall in overtime to LSU
  • Georgia Tech to play Louisville in 2023 Chick-fil-A Kickoff game

The Associated Press

  • NFL prospects everywhere in Alabama-Ohio State title game
  • Bama’s Waddle back practicing, status for title game unclear
  • Sark latest ‘Bama assistant multi-tasking before title game
  • LSU taps Peetz, Mangas as top offensive coaches
  • Study: Women, minorities make small gains in FBS leadership
  • Iowa-Minnesota rematch looms; Dickinson shining for Michigan
  • No. 2 Baylor is 10-0 after 76-61 win over Oklahoma
  • Lawson scores 30, leads South Carolina over Texas A&M 78-54
  • No. 21 Duke edges Boston College 83-82 without Coach K
  • Hauser sparks No. 22 Virginia past Wake Forest, 70-61
  • Louisville tops No. 19 Virginia Tech 73-71 in ACC showdown
  • Former Notre Dame assistant charged with voyeurism, assault
  • The Latest: Marshall postpones 2 men’s basketball games

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

Winston Salem Journal

  • Joe Davidson: The father of Kings’ Marvin Bagley III isn’t another LaVar Ball. He might be worse.
  • NFL wild-card weekend: Old quarterbacks still rule the roost
  • The Chicago Bears defense is suddenly unrecognizable. Where have all the big plays gone?
  • Sports events on the air for Thursday, Jan. 7
  • Today in sports history: Pittsburgh Steelers win their 3rd AFC championship in 1979

Charlotte Observer

  • Gordon Hayward sets a career-high in points, leads Hornets to road win over Hawks
  • Charlotte Hornets coach James Borrego condemns Washington riots as game goes on
  • Chase Briscoe is moving up, and on, in NASCAR after 2020 battles

New York Times

  • Asking the N.F.L. Playoff Questions That Need Answers
  • N.F.L. Playoff Predictions: Our Picks in the Wild-Card Round
  • A Push for Cyclists Safety After 5 Die Near Las Vegas
  • The Nets Looked Unstoppable Early. They’ve Proved to Be Mortal.

Washington Post

  • The Cleveland Browns were an NFL feel-good story. Then the coronavirus got jealous.
  • Browns have no new positive coronavirus tests; playoff game remains on track
  • NFL QBs’ second acts have often failed. As usual, Tom Brady is ready to defy the odds.
  • A call from Jack Del Rio to Ron Rivera helped Washington win the NFC East
  • Meet the artist who rebuilt Alex Smith’s old leg brace into a Lombardi Trophy
  • Bradley Beal torches 76ers for 60, but Wizards’ rally falls short
  • Why 2021 will be a big year for soccer in the U.S.

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