Pirates Men Set To Host UMES On Monday; Pirate Women Host Maryland Eastern Shore on Monday… Six American Athletic Conference Teams to Play in 2023 Bowl Season; Mike Aresco “Stunned” By SMU’s Exclusion From New Years Six … Houston hires Tulane coach Willie Fritz to replace the fired Dana Holgorsen… AP Poll: SMU Top Ranked G5 At #17, Liberty #18, Tulane and JMU Stay in Top 25… College football delivers the perfect fiasco to cap the four-team playoff era
Pirate Press: ECU Headlines
ecupirates.com
ECU women’s hoops sinks Coppin State, Pirates volleyball season comes to an end WCTI 12
247 Sports
- ECU safety Ty Moss enters portal as graduate transfer
- PODCAST: What to expect from new ECU OC John David Baker’s offense
Maryland-Eastern Shore visits East Carolina after Pettiford’s 24-point showing USA Today
East Carolina vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore – College Basketball – Predictions, Betting Lines, Odds and Trends Athlon Sports
‘Definitely one of the best’: Tae Hardy takes his star turn for UTEP men’s basketball El Paso Times
Around the American Athletic Conference
Six American Athletic Conference Teams to Play in 2023 Bowl Season American Athletic Conference
Sports Illustrated
- AAC Football: Mike Aresco “Stunned” By SMU’s Exclusion From New Years Six
- SMU Gets Bonus Playing ACC Team They’ll See Next Year
Dallas Morning News
- SMU snubbed from New Year’s Six matchup, will head to Fenway Bowl instead
- Rhett Lashlee says CFP committee ‘missed a layup’ keeping SMU out of New Year’s Six bowl
- SMU won’t dwell of New Year’s Six snub, opts to focus on accomplished goal of 2023 season
AAC Commissioner objects to SMU’s exclusion from New Year’s Day bowls ABC 8
NOLA.com
- Willie Fritz is leaving Tulane after eight seasons for top job at Houston
- Willie Fritz departs Tulane for Houston: How it happened, what it means, what’s next
- New Tulane A.D. David Harris to ‘work quickly’ to replace Willie Fritz; here are 2 potential candidates
- Tulane football will be playing in the Military Bowl following departure of Willie Fritz
The Associated Press
- Houston hires Tulane coach Willie Fritz to replace the fired Dana Holgorsen
- AP Poll: SMU Top Ranked G5 At #17, Liberty #18, Tulane and JMU Stay in Top 25
- Syracuse takes on South Florida in Boca Raton Bowl, with both teams seeking 7th win of season
- No. 23 Tulane meets Virginia Tech for the 1st time since 1989 in the Military Bowl
- Boston College to face No. 17 SMU in Fenway Bowl; preview of future ACC matchup
- Memphis stays home to take on Big 12’s Iowa State in the Liberty Bowl on Dec. 29
AAC Basketball Predictions, Odds & Best Bets – December 4 Athlon Sports
USF Bulls to face Syracuse in Boca Raton Bowl Tampa Tribune
USF Bulls to face Syracuse in Boca Raton Bowl YAHOO!
Daily Memphian
- Memphis Tigers to play in AutoZone Liberty Bowl
- Quick dive into the Memphis-Iowa State AutoZone Liberty Bowl matchup
- Love it, Like it or Hate it: Reviewing Memphis’ loss to Ole Miss
‘Liberty Bowl Showdown!’: Memphis Tigers will face Iowa State in 2023 Liberty Bowl Action News 5
University of Memphis football to play in 65th annual AutoZone Liberty Bowl Fox 13
Memphis and Iowa State will play in 2023 Liberty Bowl SB Nation
USA Today
- Memphis football to play Iowa State in AutoZone Liberty Bowl to cap 2023 season
- What coaches Ryan Silverfield, Matt Campbell said about AutoZone Liberty Bowl matchup
Temple roster in flux as transfer portal opens on Monday 247 Sports
Denton Record Chronicle
- Light the Tower Collective poised to announce in excess of $100,000 in NIL deals Monday
- UNT lands highly regarded Cedar Hill defensive end Zhaiylen Scott
UTSA hangs on to coach Jeff Traylor as carousel closes with Houston hiring Willie Fritz San Antonio Express News
Houston Chronicle
- The complete college football bowl schedule
- Rice to play Texas State in First Responder Bowl
- Houston hires Tulane’s Willie Fritz as new football coach
- Five things to know about new UH football coach Willie Fritz
Missouri makes Wichita State basketball feel the heat in first road loss of the season Wichita Eagle
FAU Football: Larry McCammon III, Jarron Morris declare for 2024 NFL Draft University Press
Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond
WRAL
- Here’s where NC State, North Carolina and Duke will play this bowl season
- ‘He’s back’: NC State star receiver KC Concepcion to return
- NC State’s strong finish means more money for Doeren. And Wolfpack assistants, too.
- Transfer portal: What NC State, UNC and Duke football players are changing schools
- Welter: With the transfer portal, don’t hate the player, hate the game
Charlotte Observer
- Relocated Bahamas Bowl — now Famous Toastery Bowl — brings ODU, Western Kentucky to Charlotte
- UNC football stays close to home, faces West Virginia in Duke’s Mayo Bowl in Charlotte
- NC State football learns its bowl game destination. Here’s where the Wolfpack is headed
- Bowl game shuffle: After long day of waiting, Duke football headed to Birmingham Bowl
- Duke women’s basketball fight comes up short against No. 1 South Carolina Gamecocks
Liberty earns ‘New Years Six’ bowl game invite, will face #8 Oregon in Fiesta Bowl ABC 13
Lions RBs coach Scottie Montgomery mum on interest in Duke job, enjoying time in Detroit AZ Central
Winston Salem Journal
- Appalachian State in Cure Bowl, will face Miami University
- App State coach weathers criticism before turnaround
- Lenoir-Rhyne moves on to the Division II semifinals after rolling past Valdosta State
- What 12-team College Football Playoff would have looked like in ’23
- Trying to avoid early-season spiral, No. 10 Tennessee hosts George Mason
Columbia The State
- South Carolina’s Tonka Hemingway delivers great news for the Gamecocks
- South Carolina DB says he’ll enter the transfer portal
- Clemson bowl game locked in: Tigers headed to Florida to play SEC foe
- No. 1 South Carolina WBB holds off determined Duke team to complete ACC sweep
Norfolk Virginian-Pilot
- Virginia Tech, Liberty, JMU learn bowl destinations
- College men’s basketball roundup: Hokies pull out ACC opener vs. Clemson
- College women’s basketball roundup: William & Mary posts lopsided victory at Navy
Roanoke Times
- Teel: Fiesta, Armed Forces bowl bids part of rapid ascensions for Liberty, JMU
- Sources: Candidates with head-coaching experience part of JMU football coach search
Huntington Herald-Dispatch
Atlanta Journal Constitution
- The correct time for Georgia fans to complain about playoff snub is never
- Disappointment clouds Orange Bowl matchup of No. 6 Georgia, No. 5 FSU
- College Football Playoff: Alabama in at No. 4, Georgia out at No. 6
- Georgia Tech to play in Gasparilla Bowl
The Associated Press
- Analysis: With expansion coming, good riddance to the 4-team playoff after unprecedented snub of FSU
- Column: College football delivers the perfect fiasco to cap the four-team playoff era
- Miami faces former Big East opponent Rutgers in Pinstripe Bowl
- UCF to face Georgia Tech in Gasparilla Bowl. Knights will make 6th appearance under different titles
- No. 16 Louisville looks for 11-win season facing Southern California in Holiday Bowl
- Coastal Carolina, San Jose State hope to keep strong stretches going at the Hawaii Bowl
- Wyoming and Toledo head west for Arizona Bowl clash
- Northwestern hopes to cap turnaround season vs. Utah in Las Vegas Bowl
- Bowl master Marshall faces UTSA team still looking for first bowl win in the Frisco Bowl
- Texas bound: No. 15 Notre Dame to face No. 21 Oregon State in Sun Bowl
- Northwestern overcame hazing scandal, firing of coach to earn improbable Vegas Bowl bid against Utah
- Northern Arizona tabs Brian Wright as next football coach
- Troy, Duke set to face off in Birmingham Bowl with each team carrying postseason streaks
- North Carolina and West Virginia bring 8-win records into the Duke’s Mayo Bowl
- Georgia State, Utah State look to post winning season when they meet at the Potato Bowl
- Streaking Boise State, struggling UCLA to meet in Bruins’ backyard in LA Bowl
- Kansas, UNLV will meet in Guaranteed Rate Bowl in first meeting between the schools since 2003
- Clemson carries a 19-year bowl streak into a Gator Bowl matchup against Kentucky
- Boise State removes interim tag and names Spencer Danielson head coach
- No. 22 Oklahoma State tries for 10-win season when it faces Texas A&M in Texas Bowl
- Fresno State heading to familiar turf to face New Mexico State in the New Mexico Bowl
- James Madison and its stingy rush defense will face run-happy Air Force in Armed Forces Bowl
- No. 19 North Carolina State to face Kansas State in Pop-Tarts Bowl
- No. 13 LSU looks to hit 10 wins when it faces Wisconsin in the ReliaQuest Bowl
- Late-season surges bring California, Texas Tech to 2nd-ever meeting, this time in Independence Bowl
- MAC champions Miami (Ohio) will face Sun Belt runner up Appalachian State in the Cure Bowl
- Old Dominion, Western Kentucky to meet in Famous Toastery Bowl
- Tagovailoa and Big Ten’s Maryland to face SEC’s Auburn in Music City Bowl on Dec. 30
- Collins sparks Virginia Tech over Louisville 75-68 in ACC opener
- Ndongo and Georgia Tech host Georgia
- No. 4 UConn Huskies take on the No. 17 North Carolina Tar Heels
- Winthrop hosts Queens after George’s 24-point game
- Collins sparks Virginia Tech over Louisville 75-68 in ACC opener
Nuggets and Briefs: National and Professional articles of interest
The Associated Press
- Interim coach Chris Tabor’s debut is more of the same for NFL-worst Panthers
- Jordan Love throws 3 TD passes, Packers beat Chiefs 27-19 for 3rd straight win
- Defending champion Chiefs look vulnerable as they lose ground in AFC with loss to Packers
- San Francisco’s Brock Purdy throws 4 TD passes as 49ers thump injured Hurts, Eagles 42-19
- Jim Leyland elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame, becomes 23rd manager in Cooperstown
- Analysis: Patriots’ problems are bigger than quarterback, blame starts with Bill Belichick
- Joe Flacco appeared to be the least of Cleveland’s problems in the Browns’ loss to the LA Rams
- There’s a lot of money at stake in the NBA In-Season Tournament. For 2-way players, it’s a whole lot
- The NBA’s in-season tournament quarterfinals are here. Next stop: Las Vegas
- Kings overcome Jokic’s 8th triple-double of the season, beat Nuggets 123-117
- Christian Pulisic enjoying new lease of life at Milan ahead of Copa America
- Is Man City feeling post-treble blues? 3 straight draws leave team in sticky spot before Villa game
- Kings beat Avalanche 4-1 as Kopitar breaks club record for assists
- Panarin has hat trick as Rangers hold on to beat Sharks 6-5
- Juuse Saros makes 34 saves, Predators beat Sabres 2-1
- Brad Marchand gets natural hat trick in 3rd period; Bruins beat Blue Jackets, 3-1
- Braves acquire outfielder Jarred Kelenic, pitcher Marco Gonzales as Mariners dump salary
- Lance Lynn can earn $24 million over 2 seasons in contract with Cardinals
Charlotte Observer
- Carolina Panthers’ new coaching staff, best player both hurt the team in Tampa Bay loss
- Why Carolina Panthers’ Brian Burns says he threw the punch, and why he’s sorry for it
- Grading the Panthers vs. the Buccaneers: How Bryce Young, offense did without Frank Reich
- What Carolina Panthers’ interim head coach Chris Tabor said about loss to Buccaneers
- 2023 Snowball Derby delivers drama, a near-Dale Earnhardt moment, glory for Ty Majeski
Washington Post
- In Mike McDaniel, Josh Harris may have a blueprint for his coaching hire
- Commanders’ blowout loss to Dolphins shows it’s ‘too late for growth’
- What to know from NFL Week 13: Jordan Love carries Packers to contention
- Once again, the 49ers are playing like the NFC’s best team
- NBA in-season tournament brings elimination games in December
- The Caps found their ‘best line.’ Now they might have to break it up.
- Jim Leyland, World Series-winning manager, is elected to Hall of Fame
Atlanta Journal Constitution
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