Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

ecupirates.com

• Pirates Run Out Of Gas In 58-46 Loss To SMU
• ECU Prepares For Split Competition Weekend
• ECU Earns Two More Preseason Rankings
• Pirates Battle App State In Home Opener

Pirates run out of gas in 58-46 loss to SMU  WNCT 9

WITN 7

• ECU baseball recognized with more preseason team rankings, All-American honors
• Kinston native Dunn puts on a show for friends and family in return home against ECU

The East Carolinian

• ECU Athletics highlights Hall of Fame members in honor of Black History Month
• ECU track & field prepares for weekend meets

247 Sports

• Whisenhunt putting in the work to anchor ECU rotation
• Back for fifth season at ECU, Bryson Worrell’s words carry weight amongst teammates

ECU women’s basketball: Pirates drop fourth consecutive game with loss to SMU Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• UCF Takes Down South Florida, 68-49, Thursday Night
• SMU To 4-1 In The American With 58-46 Win At East Carolina

AAC Signing Day Round Up SB Nation

Owls defense prevails in victory over Pirates The Temple News

Mia Davis becomes Owls’ all-time scoring leader Philadelphia Tribune

USF men fall to UCF in season rematch Tampa Bay Times

Penn State transfer Joseph Appiah Darkwa commits to Temple 247 Sports

Another hiring: Tulane adds former Wayne State head coach John McMenamin as wide receivers coach NOLA.com

Memphis Tigers men’s basketball vs. UCF: Scouting report, score prediction Memphis Commercial Appeal

Dallas Morning News

• Frisco LB Brandon Miyazono commits to SMU
• Bryson DeChambeau reportedly offered $135 million to become face of Saudi-backed Super Golf League

Tulsa World

• Watch Now: Tulsa adds three to signing class, including Beggs’ Kyron Grayson
• Tulsa women surrender 16-point lead against Houston

 What Cincinnati’s offense will look like under new OC Gino Guidugli Cincinnati Enquirer

Orlando Sentinel

• Perry, Green lead UCF to 19-point win over rival South Florida
• Kristi Malzahn, wife of UCF coach, returns home from hospital

Houston hires Mike Jinks as running backs coach Houston Chronicle

Loyola Blakefield’s Noah Bull, McDonogh’s Stefan Egbe add to local recruiting haul for Navy football Annapolis Capital

Wichita State-SMU men’s basketball game postponed yet again, this time by bad weather Wichita Eagle

Fired Ohio St assistant Coombs joins Fickell at Cincinnati The Associated Press

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• When Duke and UNC play, these former teammates will be on opposite sides of rivalry
• ACC Now podcast: Breaking down Duke at UNC game and keys for each team in postseason
• Bond between Roy Williams and UNC guard Caleb Love highlighted by pregame gesture
• ACC Player of the Year: Armando Bacot or Paolo Banchero? Making a case for each

Wake Forest rolls to easy win over Pittsburgh at Joel Coliseum Winston Salem Journal

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• Old Dominion rides huge first half to dominating performance against Marshall, second straight win
• Norfolk State lands 14-player signing day class that includes two of Hampton Roads’ top running backs
• Hampton University looks to fill quarterback vacancy with University of Houston transfer

Duke-UNC rivalry game: Can Coach K leave Chapel Hill a winner? Fayetteville Observer

Charleston Post and Courier

• Sapakoff: Former Clemson coach Rick Barnes’ daily Dick Vitale prayer project
• College of Charleston a ‘team on the climb’ after win at William & Mary
• No. 1 Gamecocks whip Crimson Tide, rise into undisputed first place in SEC
• Charleston Southern falls short at Radford
• Without Hayden Brown, The Citadel blown out at Furman
• Charleston Southern’s Autry Denson adds 7 players on signing day

The Associated Press

• No. 9 Duke’s trip to rival UNC headlines ACC’s schedule
• No. 7 Arizona grinds out 76-66 win over No. 3 UCLA
• No. 1 Auburn looks to keep rolling at Georgia in SEC play