East Carolina volleyball earns at-large bid to 2023 NIVC … No. 19 Florida Atlantic hands Virginia Tech lopsided loss… AP source: Texas A&M hires Duke’s Mike Elko; Dana Holgorsen fired as Houston football coach after five seasons… Hurricanes score 3 goals in 8:04 span in 3rd in 3-2 comeback victory over Blue Jackets… Panthers poor on offense again, fall to Titans

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Pirate Football Playback

East Carolina volleyball Earns At Large Bid To 2023 NIVC ecupirates.com

East Carolina volleyball earns at-large bid to 2023 NIVC WNCT 9

247 Sports

• ECU volleyball to host postseason play in Minges
• What Mike Schwartz said after ECU’s loss to George Mason

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

The Citadel volleyball earns postseason berth, learns opponent Charleston Post & Courier

Grading the Ravens: Linebackers return to form in dominant defensive game Baltimore Banner

Greatest College Football Linebackers of All Time Stadium Talk

Highlight: Keaton Mitchell Explodes on 29-Yard Run Baltimore Ravens

Mike Preston: For Ravens offense to be more consistent, the answer is clear: Run the ball. | COMMENTARY The Baltimore Sun

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• Florida Atlantic Wins ESPN Events Invitational
• Six American Volleyball Teams Earn Bids to Compete in NIVC
• SMU To Play Texas State In First Round of NCAA Volleyball Championship

SMU, Tulane, Week 14 AAC Football Power Rankings 19 News

Phelps scores 21, SMU defeats UL Monroe 70-57 The Associated Press

No. 19 Florida Atlantic hands Virginia Tech lopsided loss Roanoke Times

5 takeaways from Memphis’ loss to Villanova in Battle 4 Atlantis final Memphis Commercial Appeal

Tulsa men’s first road test ends with frustrating OT loss at Little Rock Tulsa World

AP poll: See where sports columnist Scott Rabalais has LSU, Tulane on this week’s ballot NOLA.com

Davenport’s season reflects Temple Volleyball’s new direction  Temple News

College football poll (Nov. 26): SMU joins AP top 25 ranking after win over Navy Dallas Morning News

North Texas Sunday update: Stats, AAC standings and highlights Port Lavaca Wave

USF qualifies for a bowl game for the first time since 2018 WUSF

As Houston rumors swirl, UTSA coach Jeff Traylor turns focus back to program’s growth San Antonio Express News

AL.com

• Yaxel Lendeborg’s double-double powers UAB to 92-86 win over Furman
• UAB allows second-half comeback in season-ending loss at North Texas

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

Wichita State volleyball will host postseason NIVC games at Koch Arena once again YAHOO!

Wichita Eagle

• How missing a game prepared Harlond Beverly for his best yet for Wichita State basketball
• Wichita State volleyball will host postseason NIVC games at Koch Arena once again

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

WRAL

• AP source: Texas A&M hires Duke’s Mike Elko
• Mike Elko leaving Duke for Texas A&M
• Report: Texas A&M expected to hire Mike Elko as next head football coach
• Welter: UNC grass might not be greener, but the culture needs a different shade of blue whether Mack Brown stays or goes
• AP Top 25: NC State makes poll debut at No. 21 after beating UNC
• NCCU Picks Up First Program Victory Over Coastal Carolina
• Doeren to NC State fan base: ‘Needs to be financial commitment’ to recruit, keep players

College football bowl eligibility picture. Who’s in? Who’s out? USA Today

With transfer recruiting underway, Virginia football coach Tony Elliott anticipates a ‘mad dash’ The Daily Progress

Raleigh News & Observer

• Duke football coach Mike Elko leaving to become Texas A&M head coach, sources confirm
• NC State linebacker Payton Wilson deals one final rivalry blow as Wolfpack thumps UNC

Charleston Post & Courier

• The Citadel volleyball earns postseason berth, learns opponent
• Sapakoff: Give Shane Beamer a long Gamecocks contract extension, ASAP
• College of Charleston ignores outside noise in victory over Kent State
• A Gamecock finale that didn’t have to be: 5 takeaways
• Clemson’s ‘flu game’ another chapter in South Carolina rivalry: 5 takeaways

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

• College men’s basketball roundup: No. 19 Florida Atlantic clobbers Virginia Tech for ESPN Events Invitational title
• College women’s basketball roundup: William & Mary captures FIU Thanksgiving Tournament

Roanoke Times

• Teel: First-timer JMU joins Virginia Tech, Liberty, ODU in bowl season
• Scott Stadium sprinklers come on during Virginia Tech postgame team photo

Huntington Herald-Dispatch

Atlanta Journal Constitution

• Alabama also dealing with injuries heading into SEC title game
• SEC Championship features Saban vs. Smart, Part VI
• SEC Championship: What you need to know
• In defeat to No. 1 Georgia, Georgia Tech shows how far it’s come
• 5 things we learned: Georgia Tech turns attention to bowl game

The Associated Press

• Texas A&M hires Duke coach Mike Elko to replace Jimbo Fisher, AP source says
• FBS newcomers James Madison and Jacksonville State along with 5-7 Minnesota get last 3 bowl slots
• STAT WATCH: Sama’s 276-yard rushing night in 1st start for Iowa St. highlighted by long touchdowns
• AP Top 25 Reality: Time for upsets passes with little chaos and ranked teams with gaudy records
• AP Top 25: No. 3 Washington, No. 5 Oregon move up, give Pac-12 2 in top 5 for 1st time since 2016
• No. 1 Georgia, No. 8 Alabama follow different paths to SEC Championship Game
• Dana Holgorsen fired as Houston football coach after five seasons
• Tom Allen won’t return as Indiana Hoosiers coach. The sides reached a $15.5 million buyout
• Louisiana-Monroe fires coach Terry Bowden after a 2-10 record and team’s 5th straight losing season
• New Mexico fires Danny Gonzales after he goes 11-32 over four seasons
• UTEP fires Dana Dimel after 5th losing season in 6 years
• Pitt fires offensive coordinator Frank Cignetti after Panthers finish worst season since 1998
• Mississippi State hires Oklahoma offensive coordinator Jeff Lebby to be its new head coach
• Iowa’s Kirk Ferentz knows beating No. 2 Michigan would be tall task. He says ‘anything is possible’
• Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh says he would take less salary if it meant college athletes would be paid
• Boise State-UNLV set for Mountain West title game after computer breaks three-way tie for first
• Woolbright scores 19 as Western Carolina downs North Alabama 81-63
• Brown-Jones leads UNC Greensboro over UIC 58-57
• Anderson’s 24 help Lipscomb down Wofford 85-78 at Northern Classic