Pirates MBB Travels to Gardner-Webb Thursday; ECU women’s basketball: Pirates take top defense on road… Transfer LB BJ Davis announces commitment to East Carolina… College football bowl season arrives in earnest, bringing a little something for everyone

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Pirate Preview vs. Coastal Carolina

Pirates Travel to Gardner-Webb Thursday ecupirates.com

WITN 7

• Former Havelock and ECU starting lineman Jones commits to transfer to Illinois, Ryan Jones to turn pro
• ECU graduation is around the corner and Greenville is preparing

ECU to celebrate fall graduates Friday in Minges WNCT 9

247 Sports

• Transfer LB BJ Davis announces commitment to East Carolina
• All-conference linebacker transfer Tyquan King commits to ECU
• Expert Analysis: National Signing Day Preview

ECU women’s basketball: Pirates take top defense on road Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

YAHOO!

• East Carolina vs. Coastal Carolina in Birmingham Bowl: Prediction, picks, players to watch
• A new start: Jacksonville’s Tymir Brown commits to ECU after two years with UNC

East Carolina at South Carolina odds, tips and betting trends SportsBookWire

The passing of Mike Leach Resonates with Gardner Minshew, Andre Dillard Sports Illustrated

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• Cincinnati, UCF Claim Wednesday Wins
• South Florida Wins Wednesday Matinee Against Marshall
• Melville Named AVCA First Team All-American; Georgiades, Jackson Earn Honorable Mention

Tampa Bay Times

• Maria Alvarez makes return in USF’s win over Marshall
• RIP Mike Leach, college football treasure and Florida man

How the AAC pans out for USF baseball USF The Oracle

USA Today

• What to know about UCF vs. Duke in Military Bowl: Prediction, picks, players to watch
• David DeJulius, Cincinnati Bearcats thump in-state rival Miami RedHawks, 103-76

Memphis basketball: Malcolm Dandridge out ‘at least a week or two’ Memphis Commercial Appeal

Tulsa World

• TU offensive lineman Wade enters portal, offered by Auburn
• Golden Hurricane to host Central Michigan for first time

Dallas Morning News

• ‘Locked in’: SMU prepares to meet BYU for bowl matchup in the elements of New Mexico
• Liberty LB Ahmad Walker gives SMU nine transfer portal commitments

 David DeJulius, UC Bearcats thump in-state rival Miami RedHawks Cincinnati Enquirer

UCF women lose badly in blowout at Tennessee Orlando Sentinel

Houston Chronicle

• Transfer portal a new means to rapid rise in college football
• UH coach Kelvin Sampson decries freshman ‘one-and-done’ talk

Annapolis Capital

• Navy AD Chet Gladchuk says football team will continue to run the triple-option offense under new coach
• Bill Wagner: From Brian Newberry to Brian Bohannon, a list of potential candidates to become Navy football coach | COMMENTARY

‘It’s just me’: How Louisiana helped mold Wichita State basketball’s walk-on sensation Wichita Eagle

Denton Record Chronicle

• Everything you need to know: UNT vs. Boise State — Frisco Bowl 2022
• Close it out with a win: UNT’s Aune aiming for success in final college game

UTSA Roadrunners, Troy Trojans meet with media ahead of Friday’s Cure Bowl KSAT

Philip Montgomery named offensive coordinator at Auburn WAAY

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Bowl matchups 2022-23: Reasons to watch every bowl game WRAL SportsFan

College football bowl season arrives in earnest, bringing a little something for everyone USA Today

Bowl season: What you need to know about all 42 games ESPN

Predicting Every 2022-23 College Football Bowl Game Score, Outcome Sports Illustrated

Best bets for another ‘Wild West’ college bowl season Las Vegas Journal-Reviews

College Football Bowl Games: Ranking All 41. How Good Is Your Bowl? College Football News

College Football Predictions: ESPN Capital One Bowl Mania Picks 2022 RotoBaller

What to know about Oregon vs. UNC in Holiday Bowl: Prediction, picks, players to watch YAHOO!

Raleigh News & Observer

• UNC football hires new offensive line coach, turns attention to coordinator position
• How Dariq Whitehead’s measured return to Duke basketball has impacted the Blue Devils

Andrew Carr saves the day for Wake Forest with last-second basket to beat App State Winston Salem Journal

Charleston Post & Courier

• Sapakoff: Cade Klubnik Club membership rules for Clemson football fans
• College of Charleston extends winning streak to 10 games with victory over Stetson
• The Citadel makes it official: Maurice Drayton is Bulldogs’ new coach
• Clemson’s Simpson going pro, Vols’ Hyatt to skip Orange Bowl
• Gamecocks’ Shane Beamer sounds off on criticism as Dowell Loggains introduced as OC

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

• Preseason trip to Italy, bonding experience help take UVA in new direction after missing last year’s NCAA Tournament
• ODU’s top wide receiver says he’s transferring to Virginia Tech
• Norfolk State turns in strong second half, rallies past Bowling Green to stay unbeaten at home this season

Atlanta Journal Constitution

• Ladd McConkey, Warren McClendon still sidelined for No. 1 Georgia
• Georgia wants to keep Buster Faulkner through playoffs