Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Baker boards Pirate ship

ECU wins ahead of SEC matchups

ecupirates.com

• Pirates Shake Off Slow Start To Defeat UMES MBB, 63-52
• Pirates Smother Maryland Eastern Shore WBB in Second Half, Win 72-57
• McNeal Named American Athletic Conference Player of the Week

WNCT 9

• McNeal, Pirates rally in second half to top Maryland …
• Pirates shake off slow start to defeat UMES, 63-52
• ECU’s McNeal named AAC Player of the Week

WITN 7

• ECU linebacker Jackson enters the transfer portal
• ECU women crank up the pressure to pull away from Maryland Eastern Shore
• ECU football introduces new Offensive Coordinator John David Baker

247 Sports

• ECU Football Transfer Portal Live Tracker
• ECU 72, UMES 57: How it looked from the baselines
• ECU’s new OC explains what he’s looking for in a QB for his offense
• Purdue wide receiver Abdur-Rahmaan Yaseen working through transfer options

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

• ECU football: Pirates introduce ‘rising star’ Baker as new OC
• ECU women’s basketball: Long scoring run in second half sends Pirates past UMES
• ECU basketball: Pirates ride defensive effort in win over UMES

LSU Soccer Adds ECU Transfer Jazmin Ferguson LSU Sports

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• East Carolina Earns Monday Night Win
• UAB’s Weathersby, East Carolina’s McNeal Named Women’s Basketball Players of the Week
• Tulane’s Holloway, Temple’s Stanford Earn Weekly Honors

VCU hosts Jones and Memphis The Associated Press

USF football stadium opening pushed back to 2027 Tampa Tribune

Rick Stansbury on Memphis basketball attendance: ‘I’ve been disappointed’ Daily Memphian

Tulsa extends home winning streak with season-high barrage of 3-pointers Tulsa World

NOLA.com

• Sources identify two FBS head coaches whom Tulane has interviewed to replace Willie Fritz
• Come-from-behind win at Fordham important for Tulane men’s basketball

Temple comes up short against St. Joe’s in Big 5 Classic  Temple News

Owls nab commitment from junior college defensive tackle 247 Sports

Biff Poggi on lessons learned and what’s next for Charlotte 49ers’ football program Charlotte Observer

How to watch, buy tickets for SMU-Boston College in the Fenway Bowl Dallas Morning News

North Texas hoops rewind: Boise State 69, North Texas 64 Denton Record Chronicle

San Antonio Express News

The Baltimore Sun

• Army-Navy 2023: Each team seeking sixth win, coveted momentum going into offseason
• Army football tries different approach to option offense and finds limited success

Fritz takes over at Houston, giving the 63-year-old his 1st Power 5 coaching job ESPN

Charlotte falls to VCU after big fourth quarter from Rams’ Asare ninertimes

Jackson scores 19 as Charlotte knocks off Stetson 85-62 Kileen Daily Herald

Wichita State basketball has issues to fix. Why Paul Mills believes team can solve them Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

WRAL

• Spencer scores 23 to lead No. 5 UConn past No. 9 North Carolina 87-76 in Jimmy V Classic at MSG
• NC State’s Wilson earns AP award as ACC’s top defensive player
• Isaac McKneely hits 6 3-pointers, scores 22 points in Virginia’s 77-47 rout of N.C. Central
• 2023 college football bowl game guide: Dates, times, TV
• Transfer portal: What NC State, UNC and Duke football players are changing schools
• Deal with Quail Hollow means ESPN Bet can take wagers in North Carolina next year
• Here’s where NC State, North Carolina and Duke will play this bowl season
• MJ Morris: ‘I still want to be here,’ but NC State said it was moving on

Charleston Post & Courier

• Sapakoff: Clemson vs. South Carolina basketball, December Madness
• The Citadel overcomes stomach bug, Pfeiffer for 6th win
• Gamecocks’ Dawn Staley on team’s taunts at Duke: ‘Not a part of who we are’
• Clemson safety Andrew Mukuba enters transfer portal
• Clemson lands commitment from major in-state recruit
• Clemson basketball cracks AP Top 25 ahead of clash with Gamecocks

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

• UVA’s Isaac McKneely hits 6 3-pointers, scores 22 points in rout of N.C. Central
• After Jeff Jones’ first ejection in his 40-year career, ODU turns to W&M, JMU
• Region/state roundup: Notre Dame wide receiver Chris Tyree to transfer to UVA

Roanoke Times

Marshall Will Travel to Texas for Bowl Game Marshall Parthenon

Atlanta Journal Constitution

The Associated Press

• NCAA President calls for new tier of Division I where schools can pay athletes
• Send money! The NIL era has some football coaches telling fans to put up or shut up for top recruits
• Iowa defensive coordinator Phil Parker wins Broyles Award as college football’s top assistant coach
• Missouri RB Cody Schrader wins Burlsworth Trophy
• Notre Dame’s Xavier Watts wins Bronko Nagurski award as nation’s top defensive player
• Nevada hires Texas co-defensive coordinator Jeff Choate as head coach
• UTEP hires Austin Peay coach Scotty Walden to try to revive Miners’ moribund program
• Heisman finalists: LSU QB Daniels, Oregon QB Nix, Washington QB Penix Jr., Ohio St WR Harrison Jr.
• Fran Brown introduced as Syracuse football coach
• Heisman winner Caleb Williams to skip USC’s Holiday Bowl trip, fueling NFL expectations
• Clemson’s Swinney hires Luke to coach O-line and Rumph to coach defensive ends
• Buckeyes’ Kyle McCord and OU’s Dillon Gabriel biggest names in transfer portal as 30-day window opens
• Spencer scores 23 to lead No. 5 UConn past No. 9 North Carolina 87-76 in Jimmy V Classic at MSG
• Eastern Kentucky visits UNC Greensboro following Brown-Jones’ 22-point game
• Old Dominion visits William & Mary following Allette’s 21-point game
• Wake Forest faces Rutgers following Sallis’ 24-point performance
• Huffman leads Davidson against Campbell after 20-point game