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Thursday, December 16, 2021

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Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Bonesville.net

  • Surprises, depth highlight early recruiting haul
  • ‘What a difference a year makes’
  • Pirates stay perfect at home

ecupirates.com

  • ECU Football Announces 2022 Early Signees
  • ECU Battles Liberty At Hall Of Fame Shootout
  • McMillian Earns Additional All-America Honors

WNCT 9

  • ECU announces 2022 early football signees with 17 student-athletes 
  • ECU to celebrate fall graduates Friday in Minges Coliseum

WITN 7

  • National signing day sees locals finalize college dreams, Mims brothers land at ECU, and Pirates add big class
  • ECU men’s hoops stays undefeated at home, tops North Carolina A&T

247 Sports

  • Pirates extremely happy with offensive line haul
  • Meet every member of ECU’s Early 2022 Signing Class
  • ECU pulls off signing day surprise with addition of transfer Shaundre Mims
  • Ja’Quan McMillian named Associated Press All-American

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

  • Pirates sign 18 players in early signing period 
  • ECU to host two commencement ceremonies Friday

McGhee, Liberty visit ECU Charlotte Observer

YAHOO!

  • Vance County lineman inks with ECU 
  • Wife of backup Packers quarterback Kurt Benkert trolls him over victory snap

SCNow

  • Lake City’s Ja’Maurion Franklin signs to continue his football career at East Carolina
  • Dillon Shrine Bowl RB Squire signs with East Carolina football

Boston College vs. East Carolina Military Bowl Odds, Plays and Insights Sports Illustrated

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

  • UCF Defeats Temple, 65-48, in League Play Opener
  • American Teams Go Undefeated In Midweek Showdowns
  • Stan Drayton Named Head Coach of Temple Football
  • Five American Athletic Conference Football Players Named to CoSIDA Academic All-America Team
  • UCF’s McKenna Melville Tabbed To 2021 AVCA All-America Third Team, CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team

Storylines Ahead of Every AAC Bowl Game Underdog Dynasty

Cincinnati Enquirer

  • Bearcats bounce back from Shootout loss with win over FAMU
  • UC football program announces Class of 2022 signees
  • Colerain defensive back Ken Willis signs with University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati is a 13.5 Point Underdog Down the Drive

Orlando Sentinel

  • Brandon Mahan’s 18 points help UCF to prevail at Temple
  • UCF lands one of the best-recruiting classes in program history
  • Best recruiting class in UCF history loads onto Gus Bus for trip to Big 12
  • Pictures: National Signing Day 2021

Stan Drayton named football head coach The Temple News

Philly.com

  • Texas assistant Stan Drayton named Temple’s head football coach
  • Temple goes cold in 65-48 loss to Central Florida

247 Sports

  • Stan Drayton to be introduced as Temple’s new head coach
  • Owls remain stuck on 10 percent in 65-48 loss to UCF

NOLA.com

  • Tulane Green Wave touts four impact transfers, new batch of high school players
  • Tulane’s signing class: Everything you need to know, from rankings to top players and more
  • Former Warren Easton star Ashaad Clayton commits to Tulane out of transfer portal
  • Tulane on verge of highest-rated signing class this century

Memphis Commercial Appeal

  • Memphis basketball vs. UT: Scouting report and score prediction
  • Austin won’t travel with Tigers to Hawaii Bowl after opting out

Memphis adds two commitments, including former Iowa State WR Joseph Scates YAHOO!

Dallas Morning News

  • SMU football 2022 recruiting hub: A look at the Mustangs’ first class under Rhett Lashlee
  • Rhett Lashlee will not coach SMU vs. Virginia in Fenway Bowl
  • As SMU football undergoes changes, recruitment class will be defined by those who remained committed

Tulsa World

  • Watch Now: TU’s first letter of intent comes from Australia; 12 total players sign
  • Signing Day 2021: Complete coverage of TU, OSU and OU here

Houston Chronicle

  • Texas assistant Drayton leaving to be Temple’s head coach
  • Late push yields trio of 4-star recruits for UH
  • Top recruit spurns Florida St. to play for Deion, Jackson St.

Army-Navy game a brief respite for grieving family of Brian Bourgeois, 2001 academy grad and former Navy football player Annapolis Capital

‘The real deal’: Chesapeake RB Victor Listorti makes dream come true as he signs with Navy football Baltimore Sun

The emergence of Kenny Pohto gives WSU basketball most potent center tandem in years Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

  • N.C. State signs 12. Doeren expresses frustration with uncertain scholarship numbers
  • Expecting defections, Duke football coach Mike Elko thrilled with 16 new recruits

If Spiders intend to dance in March, Friday’s date with N.C. State is a big shot Richmond

2021 Cure Bowl: Northern Illinois vs Coastal Carolina — Three Questions Underdog Dynasty

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

  • Virginia Tech adds heralded 19-player class in new coach Brent Pry’s first signing day
  • Virginia signs 10 players as new coach prepares to take over, but recruiting class is expected to grow
  • ACC-bound: Green Run duo signs with Tar Heels, Hokies, and 5 of the region’s top recruits join them in the league
  • Western Branch linebacker Desmond Cook signs as part of William & Mary’s five-player recruiting class

FSU needed a big win Wednesday. It lost the nation’s top recruit. Tampa Bay Times

Herd HC Huff builds for future with Class of 2022 Huntington Herald-Dispatch

Charlotte Observer

  • Charlotte 49ers had a big signing day. Just as important? No one is transferring 
  • QB Grayson McCall says he’ll return to college football in 2022, but will it be at CCU?
  • Clemson pulls from ‘loaded’ Class of 2022 in-state talent during early signing period
  • Our 3 top takeaways about South Carolina’s 2022 class as early signing period opens
  • UNC football signs its best class in more than a decade

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

Winston Salem Journal

  • Today in sports history: Dec. 16
  • Tom Brady keeps hitting milestones at age 44
  • Hayward leads Charlotte against Portland after 41-point game
  • Tatum leads Boston against Golden State after 42-point game

Hurricanes will play Thursday against the Red Wings, despite multiple COVID-19 cases Raleigh News & Observer

Charlotte Observer

  • Gordon Hayward has a lot left to give. There’s good reason we don’t see it more often
  • Analysis: 4 snaps that show why the Carolina Panthers trust Jeff Nixon to call plays
  • Carolina Panthers designate quarterback Sam Darnold to return from injured reserve
  • Charlotte FC’s MLS schedule is out. Here’s when the team will play games in 2022

Washington Post

  • Jaguars fire coach Urban Meyer amid season filled with controversy
  • Nobody believes Urban Meyer. That’s why he’s failing
  • Roger Goodell says Daniel Snyder ‘didn’t interfere with the work that our investigator did’
  • The NFL’s silence about Daniel Snyder says plenty about its principles
  • Should healthy, vaccinated pro athletes who test positive play on? Not yet, experts say.
  • Washington adds eight more players to covid-19 list, including backup QB Kyle Allen
  • Capitals rally to force OT, fall to Blackhawks in Nicklas Backstrom’s return

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