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GREG VACEK'S WEB ROUNDUPMonday, December 6, 2021

December 6, 2021 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

 

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Boston College accepts bid to face Pirates Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

  • Pirates, Eagles To Meet In Military Bowl
  • ECU Tries To Bounce Back Against NC Central

Boston College and East Carolina to meet in Military Bowl The Associated Press

BC to face East Carolina in Military Bowl The Boston Globe

Miles leads East Carolina over Gardner-Webb 62-52 Charlotte Observer

Boston College Heading to Military Bowl Sports Illustrated

ECU women’s basketball takes first home-court loss East Carolinian

Boston College to play ECU in Military Bowl WITN 7

East Carolina Grabs Bid to This Year’s Military Bowl Rivals

247 Sports

  • ECU to play Boston College in Military Bowl
  • Boston College to play East Carolina in Military Bowl

Boston College vs East Carolina in the Military Bowl SB Nation

BC Selected For Military Bowl Boston College Heights

ECU football to play Boston College in Military Bowl Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Around the American Athletic Conference

The Boston Globe

  • BC to play East Carolina in the Military Bowl; Fenway Park to host Virginia-SMU
  • Cincinnati breaks through, earns CFP bid alongside Alabama, Michigan, Georgia

Cincinnati has chance to be College Football Playoff’s long-awaited Cinderella New York Post

Cincinnati Feeling Good After the No. 4 Bearcats Make CFB Playoff History bcsnn.com

Dallas Morning News

  • With Cincinnati in Cotton Bowl, this year’s College Football Playoff field represents major change
  • SMU to face Virginia in Fenway Bowl on Dec. 29
  • Script flip: SMU pulls down curtain on Vanderbilt in 84-72 win
  • Source: Missouri’s Casey Woods to become SMU’s next offensive coordinator

American Athletic Conference

  • UCF, Cincinnati Pick Up Home Wins in Sunday Action
  • They’re In! Cincinnati to Face Alabama in College Football Playoff Semifinal
  • Cincinnati’s Selection to College Football Playoff Highlights The American’s 2021 Bowl Season
  • Temple Wins Third Straight Game With Sunday Victory Against Duquesne

Why Cincinnati can win the College Football Playoff in 2021 Sporting News

Cincinnati Enquirer

  • Cincy can’t collapse vs. Alabama football
  • UC pulls away from Bryant 73-58 in last test before Crosstown Shootout
  • Former Bearcat Collaros seeks another Grey Cup win with Winnipeg

Tampa Bay Times

  • Florida Gators, UCF to play in Tampa’s Gasparilla Bowl
  • Cincinnati joins Alabama, Michigan, Georgia in College Football Playoff semifinals

Orlando Sentinel

  • UCF accepts Gasparilla Bowl invite to face Gators in Tampa
  • Dawkins’ Knights end 2-game losing streak with romp over Bethune-Cookman

Long gone: Tulane offensive coordinator Chip Long takes similar position at Georgia Tech NOLA.com

Memphis Commercial Appeal

  • Penny Hardaway asks city to pray for Memphis basketball team
  • Tigers vs. Hawaii scouting report, prediction

Houston to face Auburn in Birmingham Bowl Houston Chronicle

Auburn opens as slight favorite against Houston in Birmingham Bowl al.com

Auburn Gets Houston in the Birmingham Bowl warblogle

TU headed to Myrtle Beach for Dec. 20 bowl against Old Dominion Tulsa World

Source: TU assistant to join Riley’s staff at USC

The Associated Press

  • Bearcats break through, No. 1 Alabama awaits in Cotton Bowl
  • Boston College and East Carolina to meet in Military Bowl
  • Old Dominion to play Tulsa in 2nd ever Myrtle Beach Bowl
  • Memphis, Hawaii to meet in Hawaii Bowl
  • SMU, Virginia meet in first Fenway Park D-1 bowl game
  • Battle of Florida: Gators vs. UCF in Gasparilla Bowl
  • No. 21 Houston faces SEC’s Auburn in Birmingham Bowl

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Bowl games: Every matchup, what they are ranked, kickoff time, how to watch The Bladen Journal

Complete college football bowl schedule for the 2021 season USA Today

Ranking All 42 College Football Bowl Games: From Must-See to Must-Miss Athlon Sports

College football bowl schedule: Tracking the selections for all 44 bowl games in 2021-22 Sporting News

Ranking the 42 college football bowl games from best to worst YAHOO!

Vegas releases bowl game betting odds al.com

College football bowl game schedule for 2021-22 – Dates, times, matchups ESPN

Wolfpack headed to Holiday Bowl, Tar Heels to Charlotte WRAL

North Carolina and South Carolina to square off in Duke’s Mayo Bowl in Charlotte WCNC

Raleigh News & Observer

  • Doeren looks forward to NC State’s San Diego trip, return to city where he was born
  • NC State will face UCLA in San Diego for Holiday Bowl. Here’s what you need to know
  • Heels prove themselves in ACC opener at Georgia Tech, look to keep ‘foot on the gas’
  • UNC slows nation’s leading scorer, opens ACC play with 79-62 win at Georgia Tech
  • Brent Venables leaving Clemson. Could Tony Elliott and Dan Radakovich be next?
  • First look: Story lines, betting odds for Clemson vs Iowa State in 2021 Cheez-It Bowl
  • UNC will face South Carolina in Charlotte for bowl game. Here’s what you need to know

Winston Salem Journal

  • Bowl schedule for North Carolina college football teams
  • App State will play Western Kentucky in the Boca Raton Bowl. Here’s the rundown on the Hilltoppers
  • Wake Forest to battle Texas A&M in Gator Bowl on Dec. 31 in Jacksonville
  • Oklahoma hires Clemson’s Brent Venables to replace Riley

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

  • Old Dominion is headed to the Myrtle Beach Bowl to face Tulsa
  • Virginia Tech will play Maryland in Yankee Stadium, Virginia meets SMU in Fenway Park

Columbia The State

  • First look: Story lines, betting odds for South Carolina vs UNC in Duke’s Mayo Bowl
  • Offseason decisions loom as Gamecocks prepare for bowl game against North Carolina
  • What holes might South Carolina plug this offseason through the transfer portal?
  • First look: Story lines, betting odds for Clemson vs Iowa State in 2021 Cheez-It Bowl

Charleston Post and Courier

  • Gamecocks to play North Carolina in Duke’s Mayo Bowl
  • Clemson’s Brent Venables pegged to become Oklahoma’s next head coach

Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns football accepts New Orleans Bowl bid, will play Marshall YAHOO!

Cajuns returning for sixth trip to New Orleans Bowl to face Marshall with new head coach The Advocate

The Associated Press

  • Historic playoff: Alabama-Cincinnati, Michigan-Georgia
  • UCLA, No. 18 NC State to meet in Holiday Bowl at Petco Park
  • Ex-ACC foes Virginia Tech, Maryland meet in Pinstripe Bowl
  • Oklahoma hires Clemson’s Brent Venables to replace Riley
  • On College Football: What if the 12-team CFP was here?
  • No. 22 Arkansas, Penn State matched for Outback Bowl
  • Missouri to face Army’s triple option in Armed Forces Bowl
  • UTSA finally gets Frisco Bowl, faces San Diego State
  • No. 20 Wake Forest, No. 23 Texas A&M face off in Gator Bowl
  • Washington St., Miami to meet in rematch of 2015 Sun Bowl
  • Opposites: App State, W. Kentucky meet in Boca Raton Bowl
  • Central Michigan to play Boise State in Arizona Bowl
  • No. 11 Michigan State to face Pickett, No. 11 Pitt in Peach
  • No. 5 Notre Dame to face No. 9 Oklahoma State in Fiesta Bowl
  • Georgia Tech appoints Chip Long as offensive coordinator
  • Sugar Bowl pits No. 6 Baylor vs. No. 8 Ole Miss
  • Jackson State, South Carolina State meet in Celebration Bowl
  • Sugar Bowl matches No. 6 Baylor vs. No. 8 Mississippi
  • Utah’s 1st Rose Bowl to be against Pasadena veteran Ohio St
  • No. 16 La.-Lafayette promotes OC Desormeaux to head coach
  • North Texas, Miami (Ohio) meet in inaugural Frisco Classic
  • Purdue to face surging Tennessee in Music City Bowl
  • No. 16 Louisiana-Lafayette vs Marshall in New Orleans Bowl
  • Coastal Carolina returns to Cure Bowl vs Northern Illinois
  • Liberty, Eastern MIchigan face off in Lending Tree Bowl

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

‘Top Gun’ Gardner Minshew reignites Minshew Mania and a QB controversy, this time for the Eagles Philadelphia Inquirer

Ravens lose gamble on late 2-point conversion attempt and fall to Steelers, 20-19 Capital Gazette

Winston Salem Journal

  • Sports events on the air for Monday, Dec. 6
  • Even if games go on, MLB lockout could alienate Gen Z
  • In The Pits: F1 down to the wire in thrilling title fight
  • China attacks potential US diplomatic boycott of Olympics
  • NFL Today, Week 13

Raleigh News & Observer

  • Three things we learned in the Charlotte Hornets’ win over the Hawks in Atlanta
  • Carolina Panthers fire offensive coordinator Joe Brady during the NFL team’s bye week

Washington Post

  • The Taylor Heinicke experience is nerve-racking, but it’s giving Washington a chance
  • Washington runs its winning streak to four and gets back to .500 by edging the Raiders
  • What to know from NFL Week 13: The Ravens’ failed conversion reshapes the AFC
  • Washington’s defense continues its transition from liability to strength
  • They’re not exactly the same old Chiefs. But they’re reeling off wins again.
  • Turns out there was no need to fuss over the College Football Playoff selections
  • Negro Leagues ambassador Buck O’Neil among six voted into baseball Hall of Fame

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