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Birmingham Bowl for Christmas

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Pirate fans can purchase TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl tickets by clicking here.

Seats will be assigned in Pirate Club priority order after the priority deadline of December 16th.

If you are a Pirate Club member, please make sure to use your Pirate Club Number at the log in screen to ensure you receive proper priority.

Purchase Tickets for Charity
If you are unable to attend the TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl on December 27, please consider supporting ECU Athletics by purchasing tickets for charities in the Birmingham area. You can purchase tickets online at Birmingham Bowl Tickets. In the comments section, please note the tickets are for charity. The Birmingham Bowl is working with local non-profit groups that would love to attend the bowl game and be Pirate fans for a day.

ecupirates.com

• Join ECU Athletics & the Pirate Club in Birmingham
• Pirates WBB Falls to Gardner-Webb, 67-59
• Pirates Face South Carolina At Greenville Winter Invitational On Saturday

ECU women fall at Gardner Webb, 67-59  WNCT 9

WITN 7

• ECU men get week of practice before meeting South Carolina
• ECU women’s basketball falls at Gardner-Webb

247 Sports

• PODCAST: What the new transfer commitments mean for ECU’s defense going forward
• Transfer LB BJ Davis announces commitment to East Carolina

ECU women’s basketball: Pirates fall on road to Gardner-Webb Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Mike Leach’s former college QB remembers late head coach: ‘Always made me believe I was something special’ Fox News

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• Bowl Preview: ABC Prime Time as SMU Battles BYU in New Mexico Bowl Saturday
• Bowl Preview: Keg of Nails Rivalry in Fenway Bowl as Cincinnati Faces Louisville
• East Carolina WBB Falls to Gardner-Webb
• Cincinnati, UCF Claim Wednesday MBB Wins

AAC College Football Bowl Games: Live Stream and TV Channel Info ForTheWin

SMU vs BYU Prediction: New Mexico Bowl Odds and Picks Covers

Maria Alvarez makes return in USF’s win over Marshall Tampa Bay Times

NCAA penalizes Memphis basketball for recruiting violations during 2021-22 Memphis Commercial Appeal

Tulsa World

• Coming off a win, Tulsa looking to maintain momentum Friday
• Here’s how TU got the Def Leppard-Motley Crue stadium tour stop

NOLA.com

• Jeff Duncan: Inside Tulane’s effort to keep Willie Fritz as its football coach
• 2022-23 College Football Bowl Guide, Part 1: Schedule, TV, and staff picks through Dec. 29

Reynolds to miss six to eight weeks following thumb surgery Temple News

Dallas Morning News

• SMU-BYU prediction: Can Mustangs win their first bowl game in a decade?
• ‘Locked in’: SMU prepares to meet BYU for bowl matchup in the elements of New Mexico
• How do you get on a college football staff? At SMU, it’s all about relationships

 Coombs, Prater look to seize moment in UC’s Fenway Bowl vs. Louisville Cincinnati Enquirer

Chip Lindsey jumps from UCF to become offensive coordinator at UNC Orlando Sentinel

Houston Chronicle

• UTSA aims for first bowl victory and taking next step
• UH coach Kelvin Sampson decries freshman ‘one-and-done’ talk

Standout slotback Maquel Haywood announces he is leaving Navy football program, entering transfer portal Annapolis Capital

What Wichita State basketball can do for best chance at win in Oklahoma State game preview Wichita Eagle

Denton Record Chronicle

• UNT’s fast-moving football coach search concludes with Eric Morris
• Brett Vito: UNT football needs a salesman with a big personality, will that be Eric Morris?
• 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
• North Texas-Boise State prediction: UNT will put up a fight in the Frisco Bowl before falling to Boise State

San Antonio Express News

Underdog Dynasty

• 2022 Hometown Lenders Bahamas Bowl: Miami (Ohio) vs. UAB — How To Watch, Game Time, TV, Live Streaming
• 2022 Duluth Trading Cure Bowl: #22 UTSA Roadrunners vs #23 Troy Trojans — Game Preview/How To Watch
• 2022 Frisco Bowl Preview: North Texas Mean Green vs. Boise State Broncos
• 2022 LendingTree Bowl Preview: Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs. Rice Owls
• Coaching Carousel: North Texas Hires Washington State OC Eric Morris as Head Coach

Athlon Sports

• Fenway Bowl Prediction: Former Conference Rivals Cincinnati and Louisville Renew Acquaintances in Boston
• Frisco Bowl Prediction: North Texas and Boise State Look to Rebound From Conference Title Game Losses

Friday’s Cure Bowl features matchup of conference champs: Sun Belt’s Troy, C-USA’s UTSA WOFL

Bahamas Bowl: Strength vs. strength in Miami-UAB matchup Dayton Daily News

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• UNC football coach Mack Brown adds a veteran offensive coordinator to Tar Heels staff
• James scores 19 for No. 8 NC State women in rout of Davidson

YAHOO!

• College football bowl season arrives in earnest, bringing a little something for everyone
• Which college football bowl games are worth watching? We ranked them by watchability. 
• Jackson State football vs. NC Central: Celebration Bowl score prediction, scouting report

Don’t look now but it’s bowl season! 42 picks for them all Houston Chronicle

Why all 42 bowl games are worth your time this season Chattanooga Times Free Press

Try not to laugh as we roll through another year of college football bowl jokes Delaware Online

Here Are The 5 College Bowl Games We’re Looking Forward To Most Athlon Sports

Charleston Post & Courier

• Clemson freshman QB Cade Klubnik takes center stage at Orange Bowl
• Gamecocks’ big 3 trying to stay consistent as SEC season approaches

Virginia Wesleyan stuns No. 1 CNU with buzzer-beater: ‘You always dream of moments like that’ Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

Georgia Tech hires Norval McKenzie to coach running backs Atlanta Journal Constitution

The Associated Press

• Don’t look now but it’s bowl season! 42 picks for them all
• UAB and Miami, Ohio kick off bowl season in Bahamas Bowl
• Cure Bowl features matchup of conference champs Troy, UTSA
• Freeze hires Montgomery, Roberts as Auburn coordinators
• Coach Brees: Purdue brings back QB to assist at bowl game
• FIU extends coach Mike MacIntyre through 2027 season
• Bulldogs seek to complete turnaround vs. Cougars in LA Bowl
• Mississippi State hires DC Zach Arnett to replace Leach
• NC turns to Chip Lindsey to lead high-scoring offense
• Beamer: No. 20 South Carolina positive despite defections
• Rocco facing unique challenge as he takes VMI reins