Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

BC coach eyes Pirates’ defensive scheme Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

• ECU Set To Play In 2021 Military Bowl
• Burgess Signs Four New Pirates
• ECU Announces 12 Newcomers To Program

TECSpertZ Ep. 14 Military Bowl: ECU vs Boston College

East Carolinian

ECU arrives in DC, set to take on Boston College Monday in Military Bowl WNCT 9

WCTI 12

ECU football team arrives in D.C. to prepare for Military Bowl WITN 7

Rivals

Five ECU players that need to be at their best for ECU to win the Military Bowl 247 Sports

East Carolina set to play Boston College in Military Bowl Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Sports Illustrated

• Military Bowl Preview: Analyzing BC and ECU
• Morning Bulletin: Behind Enemy Lines Talking ECU
• Five BC Storylines To Watch Entering Military Bowl Week

Phil Jurkovec, Boston College ‘on a mission’ vs. East Carolina in Military Bowl CBS Sports

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• UCF Topples Florida in Gasparilla Bowl, 29-17
• American Squads Go 4-1 in Wednesday Action
• Tulsa Handed First Loss Of The Season By San Francisco, 78-76

The Associated Press

• Hawaii Bowl canceled on eve of game after Hawaii pulls out
• Hawaii has pulled out of the Hawaii Bowl game against Memphis because of COVID-19, season-ending injuries and transfers
• Bowser boosts UCF to 29-17 Gasparilla Bowl win over Florida

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• Due to COVID-19, Hawaii football pulls out of Hawaii Bowl vs. Memphis
• Hawaii Bowl canceled: How to watch Memphis Tigers vs. Hawaii football
• Game canceled: Memphis Tigers vs. Hawaii football betting odds

Orlando Sentinel

• UCF’s victory over Florida in Gasparilla Bowl proves bowl games still matter
• UCF captures first win over Florida in Gasparilla Bowl
• Isaiah Bowser reflects on senior season, weighs decision to return to UCF: ‘I love it here’
• UCF’s first trip on Gus Bus was quite bumpy but worth the ride

UCF delivers a fitting end to the Gators in Gasparilla Bowl Palm Beach Post

UCF Wins Gasparilla Bowl Over Florida 29-17: Reaction, Analysis, 5 Thoughts College Football News

Opinion: Loss to UCF in Gasparilla Bowl fitting end to Florida’s disastrous season USA Today

Scouting report: Desmond Ridder vs. Alabama’s secondary Cincinnati Enquirer

YAHOO!

• Bold predictions for Alabama’s Cotton Bowl matchup vs. Cincinnati
• UCF’s first trip on Gus Bus was quite bumpy but worth the ride

Now that Cincinnati has its foot in the door, the Bearcats aim to hold it open Janesville Gazette

Cincinnati has crashed the CFP Party. So now let’s see if they can play with the Big Boys? Sports Talk Florida

Tampa Bay Times

• UCF beats Florida Gators in Gasparilla Bowl to win state championship
• UCF won a whole lot more than a football game when it beat the Gators
• Cold-shooting USF falls to BYU in Hawaii

Examining possible Drexel dates; American’s forfeit policy 247 Sports

Underdog Dynasty

• 2021 Fenway Bowl – SMU Mustangs vs Virginia Cavaliers: Three Players to Watch
• 2021 Hawaii Bowl will not be played after Hawaii opts out

TU women fall as San Francisco rallies in final minutes Tulsa World

Examining possible Drexel dates; American’s forfeit policy Houston Chronicle

Wichita State Shockers basketball team routs Prairie View A&M with 102-point outburst Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

The best from bowl games with non-New Year’s Six names Deadspin

Raleigh News & Observer

• Four-star forward Sean Stewart commits to Jon Scheyer, Duke basketball’s 2023 class
• ACC Now podcast: What’s up with UNC hoops and the rest of the league this season?

Winston Salem Journal

• Wake Forest and Rutgers to square off in the Gator Bowl
• Bowl season: A reason to watch them all
• No makeups for CFP semis if team can’t play due to virus
• Boston College-Wake Forest men’s basketball game will not be played Wednesday
• Boston College-Wake Forest game now ruled no contest, not a forfeit, by ACC

Charleston Post and Courier

• ‘Five star’ Graham Neff named Clemson’s next athletic director
• Top-ranked Gamecocks bounce into Christmas undefeated, but SEC awaits
• Sapakoff: Tar Heels’ Sparky Woods regrets Gamecocks’ two bowl game opt outs
• Quarterback Grayson McCall announces Coastal Carolina football return

The Associated Press

• Rutgers to replace Texas A&M in Gator Bowl vs. Wake Forest
• Gabbert leads Miami (Ohio) to Frisco Football Classic win