Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

 

Absolute Empowerment

First wave of recruits just the beginning

ecupirates.com

• Join ECU Athletics & the Pirate Club in Birmingham
• ECU Adds Three Transfers To 2023 Signing Day Class
• ECU Battles Coastal Carolina In TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl
• Pirates Grind Out 60-49 Win Over High Point
• ECU Football Announces 2022 Early Signees
• Joyner, Pirates Down Hampton Late, 64-60
• East Carolina Ranked No. 20 In Preseason Collegiate Baseball Poll

Bowl Week Schedule – TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl Birmingham Bowl Official Site

A look ahead at the Pirates’ Birmingham Bowl with Nick Carparelli The East Carolinian

WNCT 9

• Pirates wrap up second indoor practice, enjoy bowling …
• ECU adds three transfers to 2023 signing class
• ECU gets to work with indoor practice for bowl game

National signing day sees locals find college homes, ECU happy with incoming class of high school players WITN 7

Pirates arrive, begin preps for Birmingham Bowl Fox 8

East Carolina Pirates hit the road to TicketSmarter Bowl WCTI 12

247 Sports

• Check out the schedule of events for ECU at the Birmingham Bowl
• PODCAST: Final Birmingham Bowl Preview and Prediction
• ECU staff exploring ways to shore up against the pass moving forward

Birmingham Bowl Prediction: Coastal Carolina and East Carolina Face Each Other for the First Time Athlon Sports

East Carolina vs Coastal Carolina TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl Prediction Game Preview YAHOO!

Birmingham Bowl: East Carolina vs. Coastal Carolina odds, picks and predictions SportsbookWire

Coastal Carolina vs East Carolina Prediction: Birmingham Bowl Odds and Picks Covers

Coastal Carolina vs. East Carolina prediction and odds for Birmingham Bowl (Count on Points) FanSided

Birmingham Bowl: East Carolina Vs. Costal Carolina CBS Sports

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• SMU Falls To Hawaii In Diamond Head Classic Championship, 58-57
• SMU Advances to Diamond Head Classic Final with 77-74 Win over Utah State
• Tune, Dell Give Houston Independence Bowl Win Against Louisiana
• South Florida, SMU and Wichita State Earn Thursday Victories

Tune’s TD throw completes Houston’s rally past La-Lafayette The Associated Press

Tampa Bay Times

• After summer ordeal, Christmas brighter than ever for USF’s Russel Tchewa
• USF women rally past No. 17 Arkansas in overtime

 Memphis-Utah State football: Scouting report, score prediction Memphis Commercial Appeal

TU and the transfer portal: A look at who the Hurricane lost, gained and held onto Tulsa World

Notebook: Tulane’s Willie Fritz reacts to Michael Pratt and Sincere Haynesworth’s return NOLA.com

Watch: SMU basketball falls to Hawaii at the buzzer in Diamond Head Classic Dallas Morning News

 Bearcats close out nonconference play with win over Detroit Mercy Cincinnati Enquirer

Independence Bowl is one last show for UH’s Tune-Dell duo   Houston Chronicle

P.J. Volker ‘jacked, fired up, excited’ to take over as Navy football defensive coordinator Annapolis Capital

Wichita State basketball holds off Texas Southern for win, but faces injury questions Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• NC State linebacker Drake Thomas to enter 2023 NFL draft, play in Duke’s Mayo Bowl
• After flirting with disaster, a sorely needed win for NC State — and the ACC
• NC State gets first ACC win as Wolfpack spurts past Louisville in second half
• Big brother hoping to see NC State’s Ben Finley ‘let it fly’ in Duke’s Mayo Bowl

Winston Salem Journal

• Today in sports history: Dec. 26
• Iowa seeks better outcome vs. Kentucky in Music City Bowl
• Without best players, No. 17 LSU, Purdue look to adjust in Citrus Bowl
• No. 3 TCU expects No. 2 Michigan to run ‘no matter what’ in semifinal
• No. 5 Alabama, No. 9 K-State have plenty to prove in Sugar Bowl

Columbia The State

• South Carolina’s Gator Bowl depth chart features new starters, jersey number changes
• New offensive coordinator Dowell Loggains makes strong first impression on Gamecocks
• Why South Carolina’s win at Notre Dame in 1984 was so important to Black Magic season

Charleston Post & Courier

• Gamecocks, Irish bring elite special teams matchup to Gator Bowl
• Columbia-area brothers known for viral trick shot videos have bought a golf course
• Clemson adding Charleston Southern to its 2023 football schedule

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

• Heinicke benched for Wentz — so what’s next for Commanders?
• As college bowl season heats up, some Hampton Roads athletes are primed to play key roles

Ohio State, Georgia arrive for Peach Bowl activities Atlanta Journal Constitution

The Associated Press

• Ex-Clemson QB Uiagalelei says he’s transferring to Oregon St
• Bowling Green, New Mexico State match up in Quick Lane Bowl
• No. 1 Georgia still hungry as defending national champions
• Middle Tennessee beat San Diego State 25-23 in Hawaii Bowl
• Hartman throws 3 TD passes, Wake Forest beats Missouri 27-17