Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

VIEW FROM THE EAST
Pirates eye USF after tough time at Tulane Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

• ECU Returns Home To Face USF
• ECU-Wichita State Women’s Basketball Postponed
• ECU To Restart Women’s Swimming & Diving, Women’s Tennis

Women’s basketball game against Wichita State postponed The East Carolinian

East Carolina hosts South Florida in AAC clash Sports Illustrated

WNCT 9

• Online Originals: Reaction to the return of ECU Women’s Swim, Dive and Tennis programs
• COVID-19 issue at Wichita State postpones ECU women’s game

247 Sports

• Pirates looking to bounce back as they return home
• True Freshman Report: DT J’Vian McCray

No plans to add, subtract men’s teams Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Maryland football to part ways with offensive coordinator Scottie Montgomery Baltimore Sun

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• The American Announces Changes to Two Men’s Basketball Games
• Tulsa’s Collins Adds Bednarik Award as Nation’s Top Defensive Player

Notre Dame hires Cincy’s Freeman as defensive coordinator The Associated Press

Cincinnati Enquirer

•  Cincinnati DC Freeman heads to Notre Dame
•  Bearcats getting QB Ridder, DE Sanders back for next season

Two former North Carolina defensive line players to transfer to Temple football Philadelphia Inquirer

Meet freshman Tylan Pope, a bundle of energy for Tulane men’s hoops NOLA.com

Memphis Commercial Appeal

•  Tigers OL Eze transfers to TCU
•  Tigers hire Svoboda as special teams coordinator

Tulsa World

• TU linebacker Zaven Collins wins Bednarik Award as nation’s top defensive player
• Gallery: A look back at Josh Blankenship’s career so far

Houston Chronicle

• CB coach Zac Etheridge leaving UH for Auburn
• Brison Gresham is a blank sheet no more for UH basketball

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• Duke’s Coach K cleared to return against Wake Forest after coronavirus quarantine
• UNC’s basketball game against Clemson postponed, game against Syracuse rescheduled
• UNC’s basketball team made its threes. Now Mama Dip’s is feeding hundreds in need.

Winston Salem Journal

• COVID upends ACC schedule – again
• Wake Forest ends the week at No. 21 Duke. Here are a few items about the matchup with the Blue Devils.
• Wake Forest football team loses head strength coach Brandon Hourigan but Clawson promotes his replacement
• Triad coaches will help ESPN with coverage of Alabama-Ohio State national championship game
• Wake Forest athletics department won’t address status of ‘part-time hourly intern’ after tweets during insurrection at U.S. Capitol

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• Malik Curry’s two free throws clinch ODU men’s series-opening victory vs. Florida Atlantic
• Norfolk State hopes to resume interrupted schedule with league play – and first game in nearly two weeks
• After attacking Stacey Abrams on Twitter, ex-ODU assistant football coach fired by Chattanooga
• Virginia coach Tony Bennett asked for assertiveness. Freshman Reece Beekman answered.
• Hokies set up possible Shane Beamer reunion, schedule South Carolina in 2025 Chick-fil-A Kickoff

Charleston Post Courier

• Clemson’s men’s basketball season paused due to COVID-19
• Gamecocks’ Beamer names new offensive coordinator one day after Bobo’s departure
• On second try, Payton Willis finds home at College of Charleston

Atlanta Journal Constitution

• This college football season a slog, not a success
• College football struggles to a conclusion, and I’m thankful
• Georgia’s ’unfinished business’ theme brings back two more Bulldogs
• Ohio State rides Justin Fields’ toughness, leadership to championship game
• Plenty to fix in Georgia Tech’s special teams in 2021

The Associated Press

• College football 2021: NCAA reforms and pandemic recovery
• The Latest: Duke’s Coach K back on sideline for Wake Forest
• Crutcher’s 29 points sends Dayton past Davidson in OT