Felton scores 26, East Carolina defeats Delaware State… ECU signs 20 players on national signing day
Pirate Press: ECU Headlines
ecupirates.com
- Pirates Rout Delaware State, 79-50
- East Carolina Football Announces 2024 Early Signees
- Flinn And Barker Collect CSC Academic All-District Honors
- Pirates Host Charleston Southern Thursday Afternoon
- 2024 National Signing Day Coverage
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- Felton scores 26, East Carolina defeats Delaware State
- ECU signs 20 players on national signing day, Tarboro’s Lewis in the group
- ECU athletes make 2023 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team
High School OT
- ECU signs three in-state players from Northwest Guilford, Tarboro, Metrolina Christian
- East Carolina coach Mike Houston holds National Signing Day press conference
Felton scores 26, East Carolina defeats Delaware State 79-50 The Associated Press
Nick Slogik is 6-5, 230, hits dingers and hopes to terrorize defenses at East Carolina PENN Live
Philip Simmons’ Stevenson signs with Georgia Tech; East Carolina snags two from Charleston area Charleston Post & Courier
247 Sports
- Maine offensive line transfer Darius Bell commits to East Carolina
- Meet East Carolina’s 2024 Signing Class
- ECU handles Delaware State, 79-50
- ECU 79, Delaware State 50: How it looked from the baselines
ECU basketball: Pirates crush Delaware State in home victory Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)
Around the American Athletic Conference
American Athletic Conference
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- No. 23 Memphis Defeats No. 22 Virginia, 77-54
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The Associated Press
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- Felton scores 26, East Carolina defeats Delaware State 79-50
- Temple Owls take on the Nevada Wolf Pack
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NOLA.com
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- Tulane football signs 15 after new coach Jon Sumrall had to work fast
Temple quarterback E.J. Warner will transfer to Rice Philadelphia Inquirer
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Owls sign two-thirds of their recruits from portal and jucos 247 Sports
Charlotte 49ers mix transfer portal additions, high school signings on road to rebuild Charlotte Observer
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UNT takes key steps in offseason rebuild by signing 40 on opening day of early period Tyler Morning Telegraph
Denton Record Chronicle
- Morris confident Stone Earle can help UNT after QB changes course, elects to return
- UNT takes key steps in offseason rebuild by signing 40 on opening day of early period
- UNT flips Tulane commit, lands LB as signing period opens
UTSA captures its first bowl win in second half thrashing of Marshall The Paisano
UTSA locks down foundation of 2024 recruiting class on first day of early signing period San Antonio Express News
Houston Chronicle
- Travis Evee’s 28 points carry Rice to easy win over Prairie View
- National signing day: Rice adds 13 players, including five transfers
- Rice notebook: Bloomgren delighted to mix signing day, bowl prep
- UTSA gets first bowl victory behind new QB Owen McCown
UAB football inks 17 players during early signing period AL.com
What you need to know: Tom Herman’s latest signees for FAU football Palm Beach Post
How Wichita State basketball plans to use lineup data to find right spot for Ronnie DeGray Wichita Eagle
Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond
WRAL
- RJ Davis scores 23 points, No. 11 North Carolina knocks off unbeaten No. 7 Oklahoma 81-69
- McCain’s 21 points leads Duke past No. 10 Baylor at Madison Square Garden
- ‘Classless’: Mack Brown irked over Dave Doeren’s foul language toward UNC program
- Morsell scores 21, Horne adds 18 to help NC State beat Saint Louis 82-70
- National Signing Day: In-state prospects, flip from UNC highlight NC State football class
- National Signing Day: UNC targets Georgia for Class of 2024 football signees
247 Sports
- Superlatives: Biggest wins, surprising flips and top classes from Signing Day
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- College football transfer portal: 2024 cycle’s top players available at each position
- 2024 Transfer Football Team Rankings (247sports.com)
Charlotte Observer
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Charleston Post & Courier
- Philip Simmons’ Stevenson signs with Georgia Tech; East Carolina snags two from Charleston area
- The Citadel football signs eight, still aiming for transfer QB
- Charleston Southern signs 16, including 6 from SC
- Clemson’s Dabo Swinney still favors recruits, not transfers
- Gamecocks’ Shane Beamer ‘fired up’ about class that includes 2 5-stars
Virginia Tech lands two of Hampton Roads’ top recruits, while UVA goes long distance on signing day Norfolk Virginian-Pilot
Roanoke Times
- Hokies’ commitment to recruiting Virginia pays off on early national signing day
- Turnover-riddled blowout loss sends No. 22 Virginia into holiday break on a downer
- Men’s basketball roundup: Radford wins at WVU
- VMI signs 18 football players
- Virginia Tech basketball doubeheader set for Thursday
Atlanta Journal Constitution
- Kirby Smart: Carson Beck’s return, Dylan Raiola’s flip unrelated
- Georgia Bulldogs back on top in recruiting
- Brent Key, Georgia Tech sign 31 players in 2024 class
- Georgia State signs 11, including four transfers
The Associated Press
- Michigan receives notice of allegations from NCAA related to recruiting and impermissible coaching
- Dixon hits go-ahead 3-pointer, scores 32 points in Villanova’s 68-66 OT win over No. 12 Creighton
- No. 4 Arizona rides massive second-half run to beat Alabama 87-74
- Dixon hits go-ahead 3-pointer, scores 32 points in Villanova’s 68-66 OT win over No. 12 Creighton
- Signing day: Georgia has top class after 5-star flip; Ohio State sigh of relief on No. 1 player
- ACC Signing Day: Miami lands ACC’s top class and looks particularly impressive on the defensive line
- Pac-12 Signing Day: Oregon lands top-five class as it prepares to head to Big Ten
- Big 12 Signing Day: Texas and OU will head to SEC with top-10 classes. Texas Tech signs first 5-star
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Atlanta Journal Constitution
It would be nice to see ECU and the other North Carolina universities sign more in state players. Just the talent on the field of the 2A championship game that’s going to the SEC and BIG 10 would make the pirates the dominant team in the AAC.