McNeal, Joyner Sweep Weekly Awards… Former ECU CB Ja’Quan McMillian impresses in NFL debut… Jireh Wilson Transfers To UCF… Houston back at No. 1, Kansas State jumps to 11th in AP poll … No. 1 Georgia bullies TCU 65-7 to win 2nd consecutive title; Tulane rises to No. 9 in final Associated Press football poll

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

ecupirates.com

• McNeal, Joyner Sweep Weekly Awards
• McNeal’s Career Day Topples Tulane, 63-53

ECU’s McNeal, Joyner sweep weekly AAC awards  WNCT 9

From 10th Street to the NFL-once removed Washington Daily News

247 Sports

• Jireh Wilson Transfers To UCF
• Former ECU CB Ja’Quan McMillian impresses in NFL debut
• PODCAST: Cliff Godwin sits down for a preseason conversation

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

• ECU men’s basketball: First-half lead evaporates in road loss to Memphis
• ECU women’s basketball: Pirates close out Tulane for second conference win
• ECU women’s basketball: McNeal, Joyner sweep AAC weekly awards

Cincinnati hosts conference foe East Carolina WTOP

Around the American Athletic Conference

Houston back at No. 1, Kansas State jumps to 11th in AP poll The Associated Press

American Athletic Conference

• East Carolina Sweeps Women’s Basketball Weekly Honors
• Tulane’s Forbes, Houston’s Walker Earn Weekly Awards

Teel: Tulane, TCU offer blueprints for aspiring college football programs Richmond.com

DeAngelo Williams elected to College Football Hall of Fame Memphis Commercial Appeal

Tulsa World

• TU announces hires of two offensive assistants
• TU coach Eric Konkol remains patient during first season
• TU lands OSU safety Kanion Williams from the portal

NOLA.com

• Tulane rises to No. 9 in final Associated Press football poll
• Tulane’s Jaylen Forbes named AAC men’s basketball player of the week

UCF football transfer tracker: Knights add ECU safety, lose kicker Obarski Orlando Sentinel

Closer Look: What UCF is getting with Transfer Portal Addition Jireh Wilson Sports Illustrated

Former Navy football coach Paul Johnson named to College Football Hall of Fame Annapolis Capital

UNT offseason questions: Can the Mean Green compete in the American? Denton Record Chronicle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

The Associated Press

• No. 1 Georgia bullies TCU 65-7 to win 2nd consecutive title
• Georgia becomes 12th back-to-back champ in AP Top 25 history
• Georgia beats TCU 65-7 to become college football’s first repeat national champion since Alabama in 2012
• Smothered Frogs: Georgia shuts down TCU passing attack
• Bennett, Bowers lead champion Bulldogs’ demolition of TCU
• STAT WATCH: FBS rushing title is 3rd straight for Air Force
• Michigan All-America RB Blake Corum staying for senior year

Atlanta Journal Constitution

• Georgia Bulldogs cement legend with back-to-back national titles
• Georgia Bulldogs so good they make winning the championship look easy
• Athens celebrates UGA in championship
• President Biden congratulates Georgia for winning another title
• Breakdown: No. 1 Georgia 65, No. 3 TCU 7
• Stetson Bennett, Georgia’s GOAT quarterback, ends career with greatest performance
• Javon Bullard shines for No. 1 Georgia in national championship game
• Another parade planned for national champion Bulldogs

Despite horrific final score, TCU belonged in the national title game against Georgia Ft Worth Star-Telegram

Raleigh News & Observer

• Can UNC basketball’s Armando Bacot ‘pass the test’ in ACC road game against Virginia?
• ACC Now podcast: How Fiesta Bowl CEO Erik Moses sees the future of bowl games

Schedule breakdown: No. 11 UNC baseball looks to build upon 2022 postseason run The Daily Tar Heel

Columbia The State

• Look: South Carolina football finishes 2022 season ranked inside AP Top 25
• He’s back: Antwane Wells returning to South Carolina
• 5-star QB recruit has Michigan buzz. Why Clemson football is still ‘near the top’

Charleston Post & Courier

• Sapakoff: A somewhat way too early forecast for 2023 college football
• Gamecocks’ top receiver announces plans for 2023

Region/state roundup: Old Dominion hires Tarron Williams as cornerbacks coach Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

Richt, Johnson, Tebow earn selection to College Football Hall of Fame WTXL

Bowl Game Rankings. How Good Were All The Bowls From Worst To Best? College Football News

Houston gets ready for its turn to host College Football Playoff Houston Chronicle