Pirates to face ACC team in bowl game … Newton lifts ECU at buzzer … ECU looks to bowl after loss to Bearcats

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Bonesville.net

• Pirates to face ACC team in bowl game
• Newton lifts ECU at buzzer
• ECU looks to bowl after loss to Bearcats
• Game Day Gallery

ecupirates.com

• East Carolina To Play In 2021 Military Bowl
• Big Plays Lift No. 4 Bearcats Past Pirates
• East Carolina MBB Nips Coppin State At The Buzzer
• ECU Falls To Temple In VB Season Finale
• Pirates Welcome Campbell WBB To Minges Coliseum

The Bladen Journal

• ECU headed to Military Bowl; opponent yet to be named
• Pirates’ upset challenge denied by No. 4 Cincinnati 35-13

ECU football senior night spoiled by No. 4 Cincinnati East Carolinian

ECU Pirates Football Accepts Bid to the Military Bowl with an ACC Opponent to be Announced bcsnn.com

WNCT 9

• East Carolina nips Coppin State at buzzer thanks to Newton bucket
• Pirates accept invitation to play in Military Bowl on Dec. 27
• No. 4 Cincinnati stays unbeaten, beats East Carolina 35-13

Tristen Newton’s buzzer beater lifts East Carolina basketball to a win over Coppin State WCTI 12

WITN 7

• ECU football officially heading to the Military Bowl
• Undefeated and 4th ranked Cincinnati stops ECU’s winning streak at 4 games

Rivals

• East Carolina Grabs Bid to This Year’s Military Bowl
• Cincinnati Takes Down ECU 35-13 To Remain Undefeated

247 Sports

• After long postseason hiatus, Pirates thrilled to accept Military Bowl invite
• ECU accepts invitation to Military Bowl
• ECU concludes regular season with loss to unbeaten Cincinnati
• Cincinnati 35, ECU 13: How it looked from the sidelines
• Takeaways from ECU’s buzzer-beating win over Coppin State
• ECU 70, Coppin State 68: How it looked from the baseline

Cincinnati Holds Off East Carolina to Achieve 12-0 Status SB Nation

No. 4 UC Bearcats finish regular season undefeated after win at ECU Cincinnati Enquirer

Bearcats beat East Carolina, cap undefeated regular season Dayton Daily News

No. 4 Cincinnati stays unbeaten, beats East Carolina 35-13 Kansas City Star

East Carolina earns spot in Dec. 27 Military Bowl CBS 17

ECU to represent the AAC in the 2021 Military Bowl WRAL SportsFan

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

• Men’s basketball: Newton’s buzzer-beater sends Pirates past Coppin State
• Pirates accept Military Bowl game bid

Louisiana Tech, Skip Holtz part ways after 9 seasons Tampa Bay Times

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• Memphis Becomes Bowl Eligible With 33-28 Win Against Tulane
• Tulsa Rallies Past SMU to Clinch Bowl Eligibility
• Navy Closes Conference Play With 38-14 Win at Temple
• No. 16 Houston Tunes for American Championship Game With 45-17 Win at UConn
• East Carolina Accepts Bid to 2021 Military Bowl
• No. 4 Cincinnati Completes 12-0 Regular Season With Win at East Carolina
• No. 4 Cincinnati to Host No. 24 Houston in 2021 American Football Championship presented by RoofClaim.com
• UCF Holds Off South Florida to Claim War on I-4
• No. 18 South Florida Beats No. 7 Stanford 57-54 For Second Straight Top-10 Win
• Temple Wins Final American Conference Match Of The Season Over East Carolina

Cincinnati Enquirer

• Reactions: What OSU’s loss, Alabama’s 4OT win mean for UC’s CFP hopes
• UC Bearcats drop consecutive games for the first time under Wes Miller

Sporting News

• College football rankings: What Oklahoma’s loss to OSU means for Cincinnati, Notre Dame and more
• College Football Playoff Picture for championship week: Chaos is here

UCF QB Dillon Gabriel Enters Transfer Portal Knight News

Tampa Bay Times

• USF runs out of time, falls short in wild finish at UCF
• Sydni Harvey, No. 18 USF top No. 7 Stanford

Orlando Sentinel

• Dillon Gabriel leaves UCF, enters NCAA Transfer Portal
• UCF will have QB options in 2022, starting with Thomas Castellano’s arrival in the spring
• Garrett Gabriel on son Dillon’s decision to transfer from UCF: QB wants a place ‘better suited for him’
• UCF men’s basketball falls late to Oklahoma for first loss of season
• UCF escapes to beat USF, seizes all-time series lead
• USF AD Michael Kelly: ‘Our future is bright with Jeff Scott’
• Top high school prospects take in War on I-4 between UCF and USF

Philadelphia Inquirer

• Temple trounced by Tulsa behind freshman quarterback
• Temple football season ends with another lopsided defeat, 38-14 at home to Navy

Owls end season with loss to Midshipmen The Temple News

NOLA.com

• Dazzling in defeat: Tulane’s Tyjae Spears did everything he could to topple Memphis
• Missed opportunities sink Tulane against Memphis despite historic night by Tyjae Spears
• Three-and-Out: Guerry Smith’s thoughts on Tulane’s 33-28 season-ending loss to Memphis
• Jeff Duncan: 2021 has been the football season from hell for Louisiana, and it can’t end soon enough

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• Tigers top Tulane, reach bowl eligibility for eighth consecutive season
• Giannotto: Memphis bowl streak is alive. It meant more to Silverfield
• Could Hawaii Bowl be in Memphis’ future? Tigers have options after becoming bowl eligible

Tulsa Holds Off SMU 34-31 After Climbing Out of Deep Hole NBC DFW

SMU quick hits: Mustangs fall to Tulsa, end season losing four of their last five games Dallas Morning News

Tulsa World

• TU overcomes slow start to down SMU, earn bowl eligibility
• Four downs: Everything you need to know about TU’s big win

Houston Chronicle

• UH wins 11th in a row; No. 4 Cincinnati next
• Cougars Extra Points: UH 45, Connecticut 17
• Tulsa holds off SMU after climbing out of deep hole
• Henigan, Memphis beat Tulane 33-28 to become bowl eligible
• UTSA’s dream of unbeaten season crushed by North Texas
• Sonny Dykes expected to become TCU’s next coach, but school isn’t confirming

Carlinos Acie, Chance Warren lead way as Navy football beats Temple, 38-14, in matchup of struggling teams Annapolis Capital

Wichita Eagle

• Wichita State Shockers basketball grind out road SEC win at Missouri for 5-1 start
• How Craig Porter helped Wichita State basketball to win at Missouri without scoring

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• The next play: ACC-Big Ten Challenge highlights the week ahead for Triangle
• N.C. State’s Jericole Hellems puts together career performance in win over La. Tech
• Pair of critical stops by Wolfpack defense were the difference in win over Tar Heels
• ‘We were due,’ Dave Doeren says of NC State’s dramatic come-from-behind win over UNC
• N.C. State beats UNC in down-to-the-wire thriller: What we learned about the Wolfpack

College Football Playoff: Where do teams stand after Week 13? USA Today

Winston Salem Journal

• No. 18 Wake Forest notches 10th win, place in the ACC title game vs. Pitt
• Wake Forest’s Clawson signs multi-year extension
• Ever-focused Wake Forest heads to the ACC championship game with more to prove
• Appalachian State stays on the rise, registers 10th win
• App State sends off a group of seniors who shined in Georgia Southern win

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• ODU turns a 1-6 start into bowl eligibility, pulls away from Charlotte to win fifth straight
• Old Dominion staves off Longwood as coach Jeff Jones returns to the bench after 3-game absence
• Virginia Tech comes up with fourth-down stop in the final minute to stun Virginia, win Commonwealth Clash

Fayetteville Observer

• NC State falls short of ACC title game
• NC State’s historic comeback over UNC adds a dramatic chapter to in-state rivalry
• North Carolina State changed its narrative with win over UNC
• No. 5 Duke defeats No. 1 Gonzaga 84-81 in Las Vegas showdown
• Wake Forest signs football coach Dave Clawson to long-term contract extension

Columbia The State

• South Carolina can’t stop Clemson’s Palmetto Bowl streak as Tigers shut out Gamecocks
• Clemson ends regular season in familiar spot — winning. What we learned about Tigers
• Clemson trolls South Carolina, Williams-Brice crowd after dominating rivalry game
• How 2021 can give Clemson a better perspective for seasons to come
• Why USC loss to Clemson shouldn’t take from strides made in Year 1 under Shane Beamer
• Three burning questions as South Carolina heads into bowl practices

Charleston Post and Courier

Atlanta Journal Constitution

• No. 1 Georgia stays perfect with shutout of Georgia Tech
• No. 1 Georgia primed and ready for another crack at Bama
• Michael Cunningham: Bulldogs are 12-0 and ready for Alabama
• Mark Bradley: Collins’ third season ends with Tech being outscored 100-0
• Jackets suffer shutout loss to Bulldogs
• Georgia State defense slams Troy for seventh win
• Ohio State falls, may not be in Georgia’s playoff path now

Washington Post

• Michigan finally slays the Buckeyes beast and earns a spot in the Big Ten title game
• Alabama escapes Iron Bowl with playoff hopes intact (college football winners and losers)
• No. 2 Maryland finds no answers against No. 7 Stanford for rare back-to-back losses
• Michael Vick found a future on TV, but his past is still chasing