Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

ECU drops American opener to Owls

 

ecupirates.com

• Pirates Host Tulsa to Open AAC WBB Play
• Pirates Come Up Short Against Temple in MBB Conference Opener, 59-57
• East Carolina Tabbed As 2023 AAC Baseball Preseason Favorite

WNCT 9

• Battle scores 18 as Temple defeats East Carolina …
• ECU players, fans still soaking in Birmingham Bowl win
• ECU tabbed to win AAC baseball again; 2 players honored

247 Sports

• ECU can’t find enough offense as it drops league opener to Temple, 59-57
• Holton Ahlers cements his place among ECU quarterback greats with bowl win
• ECU tabbed as preseason AAC favorites once again
• Pirates close the year with plenty of history in Birmingham

Temple defeats ECU in conference opener Temple News

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

• Mason column: Not many teams end a season the way ECU did on Tuesday
• ECU men’s basketball: Pirates can’t overcome shooting woes in loss to Temple

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• UCF, Houston, Temple Open Conference Play with Wins
• Tulane Closes Non-Conference Play with Win
• UCF Falls To Duke In Military Bowl
• Defending Champion East Carolina Voted as The American Baseball Preseason Favorite
• Shockers Set School Record In Non-Conference Finale
• Ahlers’ 5 TD Passes Give East Carolina Birmingham Bowl Win Against Coastal Carolina
• Memphis Cruises Past Utah State 38-10 In Servpro First Responder Bowl

After summer ordeal, Christmas brighter than ever for USF’s Russel TchewaTampa Bay Times

No. 3 Houston routs TU men 89-50 in AAC opener Tulsa World

NOLA.com

• Tulane women blow out Tougaloo in tuneup before AAC play
• Regardless of Caleb Williams’ status, USC will be down four key offensive players for Cotton Bowl

 Cincinnati Bearcats begin final AAC hoop campaign hosting Tulane Cincinnati Enquirer

Orlando Sentinel

• UCF falls 30-13 to Duke in Military Bowl
• Performance by UCF Marching Knights highlights day of pageantry at Military Bowl in Annapolis
• UCF men win 52-45 against Wichita State

Houston Chronicle

• No. 3 Houston opens conference play with resounding win at Tulsa
• No. 3 Houston basketball rolls past Tulsa in AAC opener
• Houston basketball by the numbers: Bracketology, stats and rankings
• Ranking UH football players in American Athletic Conference era

Performance by UCF Marching Knights highlights day of pageantry at Military Bowl in Annapolis Annapolis Capital

Shockers lose AAC opener at UCF KWCH 12

Grit not enough for Wichita State basketball to steal road win in AAC opener at UCF AOL

Wichita Eagle

• Grit not enough for Wichita State basketball to steal road win in AAC opener at UCF
• ‘So frustrating’: Southwest canceled flights affect Wichita State basketball player

Landing a spot in the American, leadership changes highlight transformative year for UNT athletics Denton Record Chronicle

Leadership changes, new conference moves: 2022 was transformative for UNT athletics Longview News-Journal

Joseph Goodman: UAB’s new football coach takes aim at Auburn AL.com

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• NC State football’s Drake Thomas to play with brother, football brothers one last time
• In UNC’s Holiday Bowl loss, Drake Maye reminded us of what still could be for Tar Heels
• UNC football falls to Oregon in Holiday Bowl, 28-27, after Ducks score in final minute
• Defense shines for Duke football as Blue Devils stifle UCF, earn win in Military Bowl
• Duke football’s Military Bowl win completes rapid rise. Now the Blue Devils want more

Duke football’s Military Bowl win completes rapid rise. Now the Blue Devils want more AOL

WRAL

• UNC falls to Oregon in Holiday Bowl after touchdown in the final seconds, 28-27
• ‘Disappointed but proud’: UNC shows fight, but falls to Oregon in Holiday Bowl
• ‘Played our hearts out, very disappointed we didn’t win’: UNC reacts to 28-27 Holiday Bowl loss
• Duke contains Plumlee, beats UCF 30-13 in Military Bowl
• Milton, Klubnik ready to take center stage at Orange Bowl
• NC State’s Drake Thomas headed to NFL Draft, will play in bowl

Winston Salem Journal

• From Muleshoe to Fort Worth: How a small Texas town molded TCU offensive coordinator Garrett Riley
• What you need to know to jump on the Georgia bandwagon
• Shough leads Texas Tech over Ole Miss 42-25 in Texas Bowl
• College bowl roundup: Nix, No. 15 Oregon rally past UNC in Holiday Bowl; Arkansas, Kansas go to 3 OTs
• PG Elliot Cadeau, top ’24 recruit, commits to UNC
• Defense shines for Duke as Blue Devils stifle UCF, earn win in Military Bowl
• Holton Ahlers guides ECU past Coastal Carolina in Birmingham Bowl

Columbia The State

• South Carolina vs. Notre Dame in Gator Bowl kickoff time, pep rally, weather, odds
• How Juju McDowell, Christian-Beal Smith plan to anchor South Carolina run game in bowl
• Clemson defensive star Bryan Bresee breaks down factors, timing for NFL decision

Charleston Post & Courier

• Sapakoff: Players mostly endorse Dabo ‘Crockpot’ transfer portal take
• Bresee plays on despite personal tragedy, leans on Clemson teammates
• Former Carvers Bay standout Byron Young, Coastal’s Lance Boykin declaring for NFL Draft
• College of Charleston’s Division II transfers key to best start in decades
• Gator Bowl wakes up the echoes of dormant series between Gamecocks, Notre Dame

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

• No. 13 UVA bounces back from two straight losses in a big way, routs Albany
• ODU men open Sun Belt Conference play Thursday night vs. Arkansas State

Atlanta Journal Constitution

• Georgia Tech’s Nate McCollum transferring to North Carolina
• Key Georgia players still missing from bowl practice
• They said it: Plenty to talk about before Peach Bowl