Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

New members dive into AAC recruiting wars

ecupirates.com

• Joyner Earns Second-Straight Freshman of the Week Nod
• Pirates Travel to Memphis Tuesday

ECU men’s basketball secures their first conference win The East Carolinian

WNCT 9

• ECU’s Keaton Mitchell says he will declare for NFL …
• Joyner earns second-straight Freshman of the Week nod

ECU running back Mitchell to enter NFL Draft WITN 7

247 Sports

• ’24 CB Milton Ferguson talks Top 8, recruitment plans
• ECU RB Keaton Mitchell declares for 2023 NFL Draft
• ECU offensive line coach Steve Shankweiler to retire from coaching, will remain with team in support role
• Boston College make offer to transfer portal safety
• ECU-Coastal delivers highest Birmingham Bowl viewership in five years

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

• ECU athletics year in review: Pirates shines on diamond, court, gridiron
• ECU men’s basketball: Pirates grab road win at Wichita State

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• Tulane Rallies Past USC For 46-45 Cotton Bowl Classic Win!
• Temple’s Nelson, East Carolina’s Joyner Claim First Women’s Basketball Honors of 2023
• Memphis’ Davis, UCF’s Hendricks Earn Weekly Honors
• SMU, Temple, Tulane Earn Sunday Conference Wins
• East Carolina, Houston Earn Conference Wins Saturday

NOLA.com

• Tulane defeats USC with a last-minute touchdown in a Cotton Bowl thriller
• Rod Walker: Call this what it is. Tulane’s Cotton Bowl win was the biggest in school history.
• Notebook: Tulane and USC combined for a parade of Cotton Bowl records in the Wave’s win
• Guerry Smith’s top three thoughts on Tulane’s dramatic Cotton Bowl comeback
• WATCH: Tulane pulls off an 87-yard TD pass vs. USC to send the Green Wave fans into a frenzy

Dallas Morning News

• Tulane’s upset of USC, Heisman winner Caleb Williams proves it’s time for CFP expansion
• Caleb Williams, Lincoln Riley frustrated by Cotton Bowl loss, look ahead to USC’s future
• Photos: Tulane shocks USC with epic comeback for 46-45 Cotton Bowl victory
• UNT quarterback Austin Aune declares for NFL draft

Tulane knocks off Memphis basketball despite 31 points from Davis Memphis Commercial Appeal

Tulsa World

• TU visits East Carolina in AAC women’s opener
• Kevin Wilson to hire Matt Guerrieri as TU’s defensive coordinator
• SMU’s torrid 3-point shooting results in rout over TU

Owls outlast Bearcats to pull ahead for second conference win  Temple News

 UC drops AAC road game at Temple to start new year Cincinnati Enquirer

Breaking down Houston’s No. 2 ranking in AP basketball poll Houston Chronicle

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• What’s next for college sports in 2023? Realignment, NIL and the search for stability
• AP Top 25 could see jumble after upcoming Tobacco Road matchups. Purdue unanimous No. 1.
• ‘We’re making progress’: Despite finish to season, UNC football optimistic about 2023
• How Duke basketball regained its edge over the break to power past Florida State

Paul Sullivan: What’s ahead in the sports world for 2023? A look into our crystal ball. Winston Salem Journal

Charleston Post & Courier

• Gamecocks’ Lamont Paris prepares team for 18-game SEC gauntlet
• Clemson’s Bryan Bresee announces he is going pro
• College of Charleston cracks AP Top 25 poll for first time in 20 years

Atlanta Journal Constitution

• Georgia offense answers bell in fourth quarter
• Countdown to national championship: TCU stands in Georgia’s way … again