ECU football suffers loss to Houston on Senior Day; Pirates turn in ‘uncharacteristic’ performance in blowout loss to Houston … Pirates Set to Face Indiana State MBB in First Round of Gulf Coast Showcase… Navy tops No. 17 UCF without completing a pass… UNC upset by Georgia Tech, 21-17. Maye has worst showing of season in first ACC loss… Cocky Top: Rattler strikes as Gamecocks upset No. 5 Tennessee

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Houston beats Pirates with stunning ease

Bonesville.net

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ecupirates.com

• ECU Falls To Houston In Home Finale
• Pirates Set to Face Indiana State MBB in First Round of Gulf Coast Showcase
• ECU Posts Top Times At WVU Invitational

Tune throws for 435 yards, 4 TDs; Houston beats ECU …  WNCT 9

ECU football suffers loss to Houston on Senior Day WITN 7

Jacksonville boys soccer falls in 3A state title game, ECU football loses on senior day WCTI 12

247 Sports

• ECU falls flat on Senior Day, loses big to Houston
• PODCAST: Trying to make sense of what we saw unfold in ECU’s blowout loss to Houston
• Houston 42, ECU 3: How it looked from the sidelines on Senior Day
• Everything ECU coach Mike Houston said after the team’s 42-3 loss
• FINAL: Houston 42, ECU 3

ECU football: Pirates turn in ‘uncharacteristic’ performance in blowout loss to Houston Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

UH football smokes ECU in penultimate game of regular season The Daily Cougar

Houston Chronicle

• Houston’s defense makes statement in win over East Carolina
• Cougars Extra Points: UH 42, East Carolina 3

UH football smokes ECU in penultimate game of regular season The Daily Cougar

East Carolina visits Indiana State after McCauley’s 30-point outing USA Today

Gulf Coast Showcase: FGCU to make third appearance in the 10th anniversary of tournament YAHOO!

Hough punter Owen Fehr offered by ECU High School OT

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• Navy Stuns No. 17/18 UCF, 17-14
• Cincinnati Tops Temple, 23-3; Sets Up First-Place Matchup Friday
• Memphis Gains Bowl Eligibility With 59-0 Win Against North Alabama
• Four TDs From Tune as Houston Tops East Carolina, 42-3
• Tulsa Holds Off South Florida, 48-42, as Stokes Sets Career Record
• SMU Takes Down Evansville, 55-47
• Memphis, Wichita State Claim WBB Saturday Wins

Annapolis Capital

• Navy football upsets No. 20 UCF, 17-14, behind fullback Daba Fofana, outside linebacker John Marshall
• Navy football vs. No. 20 UCF | PHOTOS

Tampa Bay Times

• Navy tops No. 17 UCF without completing a pass
• Deneric Prince, Braylon Braxton guide Tulsa to win over USF

Orlando Sentinel

• UCF loses in shocker at home to Navy, control in the AAC
• UCF’s loss to Navy is one of costliest in school history | Commentary
• Three things we learned from UCF’s stunning loss vs. Navy
• UCF’s super seniors say goodbye on emotional Senior Day

Memphis Commercial Appeal

•  Memphis bowl streak worth celebrating — but program must keep improving
•  Tigers become bowl eligible with shutout win over North Alabama

Led by offense, TU pulls out 48-42 victory over South Florida Tulsa World

Complete performance vs. SMU bodes well for Tulane as massive matchup with Cincinnati looms NOLA.com

Owls offense stagnant in loss to Bearcats Temple News

Temple offense stifled in AAC football loss to Cincinnati WFMZ

No. 22 Cincinnati beat Temple 23-3 on Saturday to move closer to the American Athletic Conference championship game WLWT 5

No. 25 Cincinnati uses big plays early to bury Temple Reuters

No. 22 Cincinnati stifles Temple in 23-3 victory ABC News

 Bearcats keep AAC title hopes alive with win at Temple Cincinnati Enquirer

CBS Sports

• Prince, Braxton guide Tulsa to 48-42 win over South Florida 
• Pratt accounts for 6 TDs, No. 21 Tulane tames SMU 59-24

Zhuric Phelps leads SMU to win over Evansville  Dallas Morning News

‘I was smiling the whole time’: A familiar Shocker helped Wichita State win in return Wichita Eagle

UTSA routs Rice to earn home field in Conference USA championship game San Antonio Express News

Rice falls to UTSA, 41-7, as bowl hopes down to one game Houston Chronicle

AL.com

• UAB offense sputters after first quarter as Jayden Daniels runs wild for LSU
• Instant Analysis: UAB’s rushing attack absent; defense gashed by LSU

49ers football closes season with 26-21 win against Louisiana Tech Charlotte Observer

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• UNC upset by Georgia Tech, 21-17. Maye has worst showing of season in first ACC loss
• What we learned about UNC football in its first ACC loss of season — to Georgia Tech
• NC State QB Ben Finley provides second-half spark for Pack in 25-10 loss at Louisville
• What was learned about NC State quarterback Ben Finley and Pack in loss at Louisville
• NC State wasn’t at its best, but its growth was on display in its 74-63 win over Elon

YAHOO! Sports

• College Football Rankings By Conference: Week 13
• Bowl Eligible Teams, Who’s Out, Who’s On The Bubble Going Into Week 13

Winston Salem Journal

• Sam Hartman leads Wake Forest to win over Syracuse in his final home game
• Tennessee QB Hendon Hooker leaves game with injury
• Clemson stuffs Miami to finish perfect season of ACC play
• WSSU rolls to easy win over Jefferson University at the Harlem Renaissance Classic

Columbia The State

• USC’s upset win over No. 5 Vols a ‘dream’ fulfilled for the Gamecocks
• Oh, what a night! South Carolina stuns No. 5 Tennessee in Williams-Brice shootout
• ‘Let’s get down to the field’: Inside South Carolina’s stunning upset of No. 5 Tennessee
• Four things we learned in South Carolina’s signature win over Tennessee
• Watch: South Carolina fans storm the field after home win over No. 5 Vols
• Clemson football stuffs Miami on Senior Day to finish perfect season of ACC play
• Dabo Swinney reacts to ‘frustrating’ turnovers in Clemson football win over Miami

Charleston Post & Courier

• ‘Just wasn’t meant to be,’ former Gamecocks coach Frank Martin says in return to South Carolina
• Cocky Top: Rattler strikes as Gamecocks upset No. 5 Tennessee
• Sapakoff: Gamecocks’ bankable, ‘dream’ upset does Clemson a CFP favor
• Clemson mashes Miami, 40-10, to finish perfect in ACC play
• Citadel retains Silver Shako in what could be Brent Thompson’s last game

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

• ‘We will make sure their legacies never fade.’ University of Virginia mourns slain football players in memorial service on campus.
• Virginia Tech stages first fourth-quarter comeback of year, upsets Liberty
• ODU’s offensive struggles continue in loss at Appalachian State
• Old Dominion men’s basketball team upends Furman in Charleston Classic consolation game
• Big catch propels William & Mary past Richmond to CAA football title
• Towson overcomes Hampton, leaving Pirates to finish season on five-game slide

Atlanta Journal Constitution

• Georgia Tech upsets No. 13 North Carolina on the road
• Burns: Georgia Tech records notable triumph as program looks to 2023
• Breakdown: Georgia Tech 21, No. 13 North Carolina 17
• No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs have to hold on for win over Kentucky
• Breakdown: No. 1 Georgia 16, Kentucky 6
• After SEC ‘gauntlet,’ Georgia eyes another undefeated season
• Hummer: All this winning ain’t so easy, as Bulldogs show against Kentucky
• Dismal second half eliminates Georgia State from bowl contention

The Associated Press

• Top 25 Takeaways: Contenders live on edge, where TCU thrives
• Williams’ 470 passing yards puts No. 7 USC over No. 16 UCLA
• South Carolina runs over No. 5 Tennessee 63-38; Hooker hurt
• No. 1 Georgia tops Kentucky, goes unbeaten in SEC again
• No. 4 TCU still undefeated after game-ending FG at Baylor
• Jim Boeheim gets 1,000th win as Syracuse tops Northeastern
• Virginia honors slain players in memorial service on campus
• Daniels, Cain power No. 6 LSU to 41-10 victory over UAB