Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Game Day Weather

Bonesville Pregame Show

ecupirates.com

• Finister Named AAC Defensive Player Of The Week
• Pirates Set For Road Test At George Mason
• East Carolina Closes 2023 Campaign Against Tulsa

The Tulsa World

• Tulsa at East Carolina: Top storyline, key matchup, players to watch and who wins
• Tulsa’s Jaise Oliver stays `ready to fight’ to end losing streak in season finale

WITN 7

• ECU football set for senior day and want to send them off on a high note
• ECU football players share Thanksgiving favorites they hope will fuel them for a grand finale on Saturday

247 Sports

• ECU hits road for first time to take on George Mason
• Emotions hitting ECU safety Julius Wood as he readies for Senior Day
• As he prepares for final game, Jeremy Lewis will leave a legacy at ECU
• Tulsa vs. ECU: How to watch, listen, stream
• Kirkpatrick hoping to sing the fight song one last time to close out ECU career

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

• ECU roundup: Pirates’ guard Hayes’ transfer waiver denied by NCAA
• ECU GAMEDAY: Pirates focused on winning Kirkpatrick’s final game
• ECU GAMEDAY: The Numbers Game
• ECU GAMEDAY: Three Players to Watch

Tulsa at East Carolina Prediction, Preview, Odds, How To Watch CFN

Watch George Mason Patriots vs. East Carolina Pirates: How to live stream, TV channel, start time for Saturday’s NCAA Basketball game CBS Sports

George Mason vs. East Carolina College Basketball Betting Preview for November 25 Athlon Sports

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• Florida Atlantic Advances to ESPN Events Invitational Final
• No. 18 Tulane Finishes 8-0 in American With 29-16 Win Against UTSA; Green Wave to Host American Championship Game
• Tulane To Host 2023 American Football Championship Game
• Memphis Closes Regular Season With 45-21 Win at Temple
• East Carolina’s Finister, Wichita State’s Stout Take Home Final Volleyball Weekly Honors
• South Florida Defeats High Point on Thanksgiving

The Associated Press

• No. 18 Tulane beats UTSA 29-16, will host second straight AAC title game
• Henigan throws four touchdown passes as Memphis Tigers beat Temple 45-21 in regular-season finale

Tampa Tribune

• Defensive rebuild one USF construction job that will stretch into 2024
• For USF tight end, a future with 2 paths: Teach classes or catch passes?

Memphis Football: Tigers Rolls Over Temple To Finish Regular Season Sports Illustrated

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• Why Penny Hardaway views Memphis basketball’s time in the Caribbean as a net positive
• Memphis basketball showed in tournament what’s possible, what could go wrong | Giannotto
• Memphis football cruises to Black Friday win over Temple, preserves shot at 10-win season
• Making sense of Memphis football’s 9-3 finish and the ‘goals’ still in play in bowl season
• Memphis football coach Ryan Silverfield says fans unhappy with season would ‘Boo Santa Claus’

Daily Memphian

• Tigers rout Temple to reach nine wins for the 10 time in school history
• Jones’ career night leads Memphis past Arkansas
• Buckley: Offense can’t always carry the Tigers. What must change on defense?
• Martin: A bitter end, but this was a successful week for the Tigers

AAC Basketball Predictions, Odds & Best Bets – November 25 Athlon Sports

ForThe Win

• AAC Week 13 College Football Games: Live Stream and TV Channel Info
• SMU vs. Navy: How to watch online, live stream info, game time, TV channel | November 25

Navy football defense faces biggest challenge vs. SMU; QB Teddy Gleaton entering transfer portal | NOTES Baltimore Sun

Tulane earns AAC Championship berth with 29-16 win over UTSA Crescent City Sports

NOLA.com

• Tulane quarterback Michael Pratt one of 19 seniors honored before UTSA game
• Tulane forces five turnovers, cruises past UTSA to reach AAC championship game
• Jeff Duncan: Tulane football never has been better, and the future is just as bright
• Guerry Smith gives his three takeaways on what Tulane’s victory over UTSA means
• Guerry Smith breaks down his four keys to a Tulane victory over UTSA on Black Friday

Temple falls to Memphis, ending disappointing season Temple News

Dallas Morning News

• If SMU beats Navy, Mustangs will travel to Tulane for AAC championship game
• SMU leading AAC in offense, defense going into Navy game — win sends it to title contest

Denton Record Chronicle

Rice vs. Florida Atlantic: 5 things to watch in Owls’ chase for bowl eligibility Houston Chronicle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• UNC defeats Arkansas in Battle 4 Atlantis behind RJ Davis’ 30 points; Tramon Mark injured
• UNC basketball’s victory over Arkansas as much of a must-win as any November game can be
• NC State basketball holds off Vanderbilt, 84-78, at Vegas Showdown to remain unbeaten
• Three takeaways as BYU Cougars’ 3-point barrage took down NC State Wolfpack in Las Vegas
• Three takeaways from No. 9 Duke basketball’s tougher-than-expected win over Southern Indiana

WRAL

• Hayes leads No. 10 North Carolina State to 79-45 rout of Cincinnati
• No. 9 Duke erases a 10-point first-half deficit to beat Southern Indiana 80-62
• UNC stunned by BYU after blowing a 3-0 lead in NCAA quarterfinals

WNCT 9

• Rivals UNC and NC State bring 8-win marks into latest …
• Duke tries to end a frustrating run against Pittsburgh …
• Robinson scores 23 points, BYU lights it up in second …
• Hildreth scores 21 points, rallies Wake Forest in second …

Winston Salem Journal

Columbia The State

Charleston Post & Courier

• Clemson seeks revenge on South Carolina: 4 things to watch
• Gamecocks try for 2 straight over Clemson: 4 things to watch
• Piper-Valentine Dog Collar wrestling match at Starrcade ’83 remembered for brutality
• Wake Forest rallies from halftime deficit to beat Charleston Southern

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

• Taylor Heinicke donates $250,000 to ODU football program, has locker room named in his honor
• College men’s basketball roundup: Davis’ 30 points guide No. 14 UNC past No. 20 Arkansas
• College women’s basketball roundup: William & Mary captures its first victory of season

Ohio State-Michigan rivalry has even higher stakes for this year’s game New York Post

The Associated Press

• Oregon defeats Oregon State 31-7 for a spot in the Pac-12 title game as rivalry ends for now
• No. 7 Texas overwhelms Texas Tech 57-7 to reach Big 12 championship game
• No. 11 Penn State closes season with 42-0 win over Michigan State, awaits New Year’s Six bowl bid
• Ferentz revisits fair catch call, says Iowa got ‘screwed’ out of 11 wins
• At FGCU, there are no guards, no forwards and no centers. Only shooters.