Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Late flub leads to last-second loss

Game Day Gallery

Audio: Mike Houston

Pirates fall to Patriots

ecupirates.com

• ECU Drops Season FInale, 29-27
• Pirates Fall At George Mason, 81-59

CBS Sports

• Mike Houston calls ECU’s unfortunate season ‘unacceptable’
• Chase Sowell on what he learned Year 1 at ECU

Tulsa ends season on high note with last-second winning field goal against East Carolina Tulsa World

WNCT 9

• Chase Meyer’s third field goal of second half lifts Tulsa …
• Pirates fall at George Mason, 81-59

ECU football falls to Tulsa on final second field goal WITN 7

247 Sports

• ECU loses on last-second field goal to end 2-10 season
• Tulsa 29, ECU 27: How it looked from the sidelines
• Everything Mike Houston said after ECU’s season-ending loss to Tulsa
• What Mike Schwartz said after ECU’s loss to George Mason

ECU football: Pirates lose costly fumble, game to Tulsa as season ends with 10th loss Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

UNC Wilmington at East Carolina odds, tips and betting trends SportsbookWire

Ja’Quan McMillian is where the ball is 9News

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• South Florida Gains Bowl Eligibility With 48-14 Win Against Charlotte
• Meyer’s Field Goal Gives Tulsa 29-27 Win at East Carolina
• North Texas Closes With 45-42 Win Against UAB
• Rice Gains Bowl Eligibility With 24-21 Win Against Florida Atlantic
• SMU Caps 8-0 Conference Season With 59-14 Win Against Navy; Mustangs To Face Tulane for American Championship
• Tulane To Face SMU In 2023 American Football Championship Game
• 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

The Associated Press

• Brown sparks South Florida over Charlotte 48-14; Bulls eligible for bowl game
• Patterson puts up 23 as Charlotte defeats Georgia State 65-57
• UAB defeats Furman 92-86
• Chaplin scores 27, Little Rock knocks off Tulsa 84-82 in OT

USF routs Charlotte, earns bowl eligibility for first time in 5 years Tampa Tribune

Memphis Commercial Appeal

Tulsa’s win could be a springboard for 2024 success | Barry Lewis’ game breakdown Tulsa World

Tulane football team confident before hosting AAC title tilt against SMU NOLA.com

Temple falls to Memphis, ending disappointing season  Temple News

Owls fall to Memphis, 45-21, in season finale 247 Sports

Biff Poggi: Never more proud of a team than Charlotte 49ers football despite loss at USF Charlotte Observer

Wrapping up the weekend in Texas college football: Texas wins big; SMU headed to AAC title game YAHOO!

CBS Sports

• SMU earns date in AAC title game but starting QB Stone injured in 59-14 rout of Navy
• Navy Midshipmen lose to SMU 59-14 in American Athletic Conference

Dallas Morning News

• SMU QB Preston Stone exits vs. Navy after suffering leg injury
• Injury to Preston Stone puts a damper on SMU’s AAC championship-clinching win over Navy
• Photos: SMU cruises past Navy to book a spot in AAC title game vs. Tulane
• North Texas’ Noah Rauschenberg nails game-winning FG vs. UAB

Rice claims bowl eligibility, beating Florida Atlantic behind Padgett’s 3 TDs SF Gate

Navy football allows 300 yards in first quarter in 59-14 loss to SMU; QB Xavier Arline among several injured Baltimore Sun

How ‘junkyard dog’ Dalen Ridgnal turns lost balls into saved possessions for Wichita State Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• NC State beats UNC on senior day to extend winning streak: ‘This is all culture right here’
• NC State linebacker Payton Wilson deals one final rivalry blow as Wolfpack thumps UNC
• ‘A bummer the way it ended’: UNC coach Mack Brown, QB Drake Maye respond to loss to Pack
• Three takeaways from N.C. State’s emphatic, 39-20, college football win over North Carolina
• Photos: NC State football dominates UNC in season finale
• Women’s Top 25 roundup: No. 10 NC State topples No. 3 Colorado
• Duke football wins regular-season finale. Takeaways from Blue Devils’ win over Pittsburgh
• Photos: Duke defeats Pittsburgh 30-19

WRAL

• NC State rolls past rival North Carolina on senior night
• NC State steamrolls rival Tar Heels, 39-20
• Wolfpack rolls UNC 39-20; Doeren hoping to keep talent together
• Slideshow: NC State roll UNC 39-20
• Armstrong: I wouldn’t have went to college if I didn’t have this game
• Maye: Haven’t made bowl decision
• What’s next for UNC’s Maye, Mack Brown after ’embarrassing’ loss to NC State
• Doeren to NC State fan base: ‘Needs to be financial commitment’ to recruit, keep players
• Duke dominates Pitt on senior day, 30-19
• Richmond pulls away from North Carolina Central as Smith scores 3TDs in frantic FCS playoff clash
• Chase Meyer’s third field goal of second half lifts Tulsa to 29-27 win over East Carolina

Winston Salem Journal

• Syracuse fends off Wake Forest 35-31 in final game of the season
• Three takeaways from NC State’s 39-20 win over North Carolina
• App State beats Georgia Southern to clinch SBC title bid
• PHOTOS: Appalachian State 55-27 over Georgia Southern in football

Columbia The State

• What Clemson football’s bowl projections look like after beating South Carolina
• USC wasted Spencer Rattler’s stellar season. New offseason goal: Don’t do that again
• Shane Beamer delivers tearful tribute to Gamecocks’ senior class after Clemson loss
• Farewell, Spencer Rattler? South Carolina QB sounds off on future, his time as a Gamecock
• Dabo Swinney details Clemson football’s struggles with the flu before USC game
• Look: Clemson football player plants flag at midfield after beating South Carolina

Charleston Post & Courier

• Sapakoff: Clemson is back in the CFP picture, for 2024
• Clemson bowl projections sunnier following Tigers’ strong November finish
• Clemson finishes a clean sweep of November with win over South Carolina
• November season-ender: Gamecocks can’t solve Clemson D in rivalry loss

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

• Virginia Tech overwhelms UVA to become bowl-eligible in regular-season finale
• Top 25/nation roundup: Miraculous finish saves No. 8 Alabama at Auburn
• ACC football roundup: Brennan Armstrong, N.C. State dissect North Carolina
• State and military football roundup: No. 22 Liberty finishes 12-0 regular season with victory over UTEP

The Associated Press

• AP Top 25 Takeaways: Back door to the College Football Playoff is likely to be blocked this season
• NC State jumps to big lead on rival North Carolina and cruises to 39-20 win
• Barnes’ TD, Weitz three field goals lift Clemson to 16-7 victory over rival South Carolina
• No. 3 Michigan beats No. 2 Ohio State 30-24 for 3rd straight win in rivalry
• Ryan Day’s decisions may haunt him after No. 3 Michigan beats No. 2 Ohio State for 3rd straight year
• Milroe’s TD pass to Bond on fourth-and-31 rescues No. 8 Alabama in 27-24 win over Auburn
• No. 4 Washington finishes perfect regular season with 24-21 win over Washington State in Apple Cup
• Iowa State relies on big plays, fourth-down stop for snowy 42-35 win over No. 19 K-State
• Ott’s 100-yard kickoff return propels Cal to 33-7 victory over UCLA in Pac-12 finale
• Benson scores 3 times, No. 5 Florida State beats rival Florida 24-15 for 18th consecutive win
• West Virginia QB Greene’s 4th TD is a 29-yard pass in final minute for a 34-31 win at Baylor
• Audric Estimé scores 4 TDs, No. 17 Notre Dame routs Stanford 56-23
• Fancher accounts for 5 TDs, Marshall beats Arkansas State 35-21, becomes bowl eligible
• Tagovailoa throws for 361 yards and sets Big Ten passing mark as Maryland beats Rutgers 42-24
• Milton throws 4 TD passes, runs for 2 scores to help No. 25 Tennessee beat Vanderbilt 48-24
• Milroe’s TD pass to Bond on fourth-and-31 rescues No. 8 Alabama in 27-24 win over Auburn
• Badgers beat Gophers 28-14 to take back Paul Bunyan’s Axe behind Allen’s ground attack
• McCloud throws career-high 5 TD passes, No. 24 James Madison beats Coastal Carolina 56-14
• Hokies strike repeatedly and beat Virginia for 18th time in 19 meetings; can go to a bowl
• Liberty finishes 1st perfect regular season in program’s 50 years with 42-28 win over UTEP
• Richmond pulls away from North Carolina Central as Smith scores 3TDs in frantic FCS playoff clash
• Crile’s FG lifts Chattanooga over Austin Peay 24-21 in 1st round of FCS playoffs
• Brown-Jones scores 18, UNC Greensboro knocks off Delaware 88-77 at Baha Mar Hoops
• White’s 22 help UNC Wilmington beat FGCU 71-55
• UNC Asheville takes down Wofford 85-82 in OT
• Achor has 26 in Samford’s 101-83 win against N.C. A&T