Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Pirates rally to edge Southern Miss, 68-67 Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

• Pirates Close 2021 With 85-57 Victory
• East Carolina Outlasts Southern Miss, 68-67
• An Update From AD Jon Gilbert
• ‘22 Football Ticket Deposits On Sale Tuesday
• Pirates Host UMES To Close Out 2021
• ECU No. 8 In Collegiate Baseball Poll

WNCT 9

• ECU holds on to beat Southern Miss before Christmas break, 68-67
• Pirates close 2021 with 85-57 win over Maryland Eastern Shore
• ECU baseball program picks up first preseason ranking of new season from Collegiate Baseball

ECU men’s hoops edges So. Miss, Pirate football preps for bowl game WCTI 12

ECU men’s basketball ends 11-game losing streak to Southern Miss with home win, Pirates women’s hoops rolls past UMES WITN 7

247 Sports

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

• ECU men’s basketball: Pirates finish comeback to earn win, enter AAC play at 9-3
• ECU women’s basketball: Pirates pour in most points of season behind Thompson’s 26

Sports Illustrated

• Five Storylines To Watch Entering Military Bowl Week
• Military Bowl: Boston College vs. East Carolina By the Numbers

Boston College vs. East Carolina odds: Opening betting lines, points spreads for the 2021 Military Bowl BC Interruption

B/R College Football 2021 Betting Locks with Adam Kramer: Bowl Season Part 2 Bleacher Report

ECU Basketball Gets Hot Late as the Pirates Rally to Beat Southern Miss, 68-67 bcsnn.com

Late basket by Jackson leads East Carolina by Southern Miss USA Today

Raiders’ Zay Jones: Sixth grab sets up winning FG CBS Sports

Raiders.com

• Derek Carr on game-winning drive vs. Browns and WR Zay Jones
• By the Numbers: The Raiders offense got it done when it mattered the most

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• Cincinnati, East Carolina Earn Home Wins Tuesday
• East Carolina, Houston Lead American Squads With Wins On Tuesday
• Gasparilla Bowl Preview: UCF Faces Florida in Sunshine State Showdown

Underdog Pawdcasts: AAC Bowl Previews Underdog Dynasty

UC closes out nonconference slate with win over Tennessee Tech Cincinnati Enquirer

Orlando Sentinel

• UCF defensive coordinator Travis Williams to face former coach in Gasparilla Bowl: ‘Coach Knox, that’s my guy’
• UCF AD Terry Mohajir lobbied to get a matchup with Florida in Gasparilla Bowl
• Watch: UCF Football Now — Gasparilla Bowl preview

Transfer Types: Defining the portal’s best of 2021 247 Sports

Source: Tulane about to hire Kurt Hester as its new strength and conditioning coordinator NOLA.com

Latest COVID-19 surge creates wave of college basketball cancellations for local programs Dallas Morning News

Tulsa World

• Guerin Emig: Five ways TU can build off its winning 2021 football season
• Three takeaways from TU’s 30-17 win against Old Dominion in the Myrtle Beach Bowl

Johnson, San Diego St. beat No. 24 UTSA 38-24 in Frisco Bowl The Associated Press

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• Former NC State coaches received NCAA show-cause penalties. Here’s what that means
• Ahead of 2022 season, N.C. State looks to ‘make history’ in San Diego with 10th win
• NC State ‘played young’ against Wright St, drops third game in a row with 84-70 loss
• Amid COVID resurgence, Blue Devils ‘more aware’ of interactions ahead of ACC opener
• UNC rebounds from Kentucky loss, rolls to 70-50 win over App State ahead of ACC slate

Teel: Yes, bowls have become glorified exhibitions, but ACC’s football image sure could use a few wins Richmond

Winston Salem Journal

• NC State put on NCAA probation following investigation into men’s basketball program
• Boston College-Wake Forest men’s basketball game will not be played Wednesday
• NIL was factor on signing day; how big of one up for debate

‘I’m never going to forget this team, ever.’ Old Dominion built foundation for success despite doubts and long odds. Hampton Roads Daily Press

The Associated Press

• Wyoming beats Kent St. 52-38 in Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
• No. 5 Irish enjoy spirited workouts under new coach Freeman
• Miami officials say football team is now in virus protocols
• Army takes 3-0 Armed Forces Bowl mark into Missouri meeting