Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

ecupirates.com

• Two Dozen Student-Athletes Earn Degrees
• Pirates Fall At North Carolina A&T
• Berry Named Military Bowl 3M Stem Scholar-Athlete

Pirates fall at North Carolina A&T WNCT 9

Wolfpack, East Carolina gridiron teams have All-Americans The Bladen Journal

247 Sports

• ECU fends off other programs to get Marlon Gunn signed
• Pirates extremely happy with offensive line haul

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

• Recruiting a balancing act for ECU football 
• ECU women’s basketball loses road game to N.C. A&T.

Sports Illustrated

• Military Bowl: ECU Defensive Players to Watch
• Boston College vs. East Carolina Military Bowl Odds, Plays and Insights

Boston College vs East Carolina: Military Bowl Prediction, Game Preview YAHOO!

Liberty vs. East Carolina prediction, odds, line: 2021 college basketball picks, best bets from proven model CBS Sports

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• Tulsa Defeats Alcorn State, 83-62, in Thursday Action
• Houston WBB Beats Florida State 78-68 In Tallahassee
• The American Places Three On NCAA Consensus All-America Team

Temple hires Stan Drayton off Texas staff as new head coach The Associated Press

Cincinnati Enquirer

• UC’s CBs preparing for toughest test yet: Alabama’s Jameson Williams
• Colerain defensive back Ken Willis signs with University of Cincinnati

UCF’s depth pays off during preparations for Gasparilla Bowl Orlando Sentinel

Stan Drayton press conference video and Q&A full transcript 247 Sports

Tulane coach Willie Fritz plans to make careful decision on next offensive coordinator NOLA.com

Is there a future for UT hoops vs. Memphis? Tigers, Vols sound off Memphis Commercial Appeal

Virginia vs. SMU Fenway Bowl Odds, Plays and Insights Sports Illustrated

UH’s Jamal Shead on why he cleaned up trash after loss to Alabama Houston Chronicle

Ken Niumatalolo: Victory Against Army Will ‘Catapult Us To Great Things’ In 2022 PressBox

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• Wendell Moore leads the way as No. 2 Duke beats Appalachian State, 92-67
• No. 2 Duke’s iron starting five is special. But the bench is becoming a force too
• No. 2 N.C. State falls to No. 17 Georgia in overtime, 82-80. Here’s what we learned
• UNC basketball still betting on playing against No. 4 UCLA in Las Vegas on Saturday

College Football Bowl Games: Ranking All 43. How Good Is Your Bowl? College Football News

College football bowl games: Odds, analysis and predictions New York Post

ACC has been a disappointment in nonleague play Roanoke Times

Jahmir Young the key for Charlotte basketball vs Wake Forest Charlotte Observer

Charleston Post and Courier

• Sapakoff: Moglia makes Coastal Carolina football a great long-term investment
• Gamecock fans hit the stores after star QB Rattler’s transfer, bowl game boosts excitement
• Charleston Southern falls late to Tennessee State

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• Versatile Maury star, Oscar Smith lineman among Old Dominion’s 10-player signing class
• Norfolk State signs six players as coach Dawson Odums’ first full recruiting class gets started
• Virginia signs 10 players as new coach prepares to take over, but recruiting class is expected to grow
• Virginia Tech adds heralded 19-player class in new coach Brent Pry’s first signing day

The Associated Press

• Middle Tennessee St, Toledo kick off bowl season in Bahamas
• Coastal Carolina and Northern Illinois meet in Cure Bowl
• MSU RB Walker, Pitt QB Pickett skipping Peach Bowl
• Inaugural Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl features Oregon St, Utah St
• QB Adrian Martinez transferring from Nebraska to Kansas St.
• QB Myles Brennan says he’s returning to LSU for final season
• South Dakota State heads to FCS semifinals this weekend