McNeal Scores Thousandth Point, Pirates Drop Charleston Southern, 75-46… Sources: Damon Magazu returning to East Carolina … Brown tosses 3 TD passes to lead USF to a 45-0 rout of undermanned Syracuse in Boca Raton Bowl … ODU basketball coach Jeff Jones suffers heart attack in Hawaii… Tulsa football’s Kevin Wilson: ‘This is hands down the No. 1 class in the nation, non-NIL.’
Pirate Press: ECU Headlines
ecupirates.com
- McNeal Scores Thousandth Point, Pirates Drop Charleston Southern, 75-46
- Pirates Rout Delaware State, 79-50
- East Carolina Football Announces 2024 Early Signees
McNeal scores thousandth point, Pirates drop Charleston Southern, 75-46 WNCT 9
ECU women’s basketball rolls to fifth straight win, tops Charleston Southern WITN 7
Croatan boys hoops remains undefeated, claims tourney title, ECU women roll to victory WCTI 12
Damon Magazu to be named ECU safeties coach 247 Sports
Sources: Damon Magazu returning to East Carolina Football Scoop
CBS Sports
- RB signee TJ Engleman explains why he never wavered on ECU
- ECU QB signee Cole Hodge on why he chose the Pirates
Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)
- ECU women’s basketball: Gordon sparks Pirates to fifth consecutive win
- ECU football: Pirates sign 20 during early signing period
How will the Ravens replace injured running back Keaton Mitchell? ‘We’re gonna run our offense.’ Baltimore Sun
No QB, no problem: Michigan State’s Jonathan Smith reloads quickly MLive
Around the American Athletic Conference
South Florida Overwhelms Syracuse 45-0 In Boca Raton Bowl American Athletic Conference
South Florida demolishes Syracuse 45-0 in Boca Raton for first bowl win since 2017 Underdog Dynasty
The Associated Press
- Brown tosses 3 TD passes to lead USF to a 45-0 rout of undermanned Syracuse in Boca Raton Bowl
- Perry scores 17 as K-State bounces back from loss to beat Wichita State, 69-60
- Tulane hosts George Mason after Hall’s 36-point game
USF Bulls clinch winning season with Boca Raton Bowl romp of Syracuse Tampa Tribune
Memphis Commercial Appeal
- Inside Memphis’ ‘monumental’ signing day for Ryan Silverfield
- What’s next for Liberty Stadium renovation project after city approval
- Memphis basketball score prediction vs. Vanderbilt
Tulsa football’s Kevin Wilson: ‘This is hands down the No. 1 class in the nation, non-NIL.’ Tulsa World
NOLA.com
- Where’s the crowd? Tulane’s Ron Hunter wants bigger audience for Kevin Cross and company
- Tulane women win their holiday tournament for 13th time in 15 seasons
Temple News
North Texas lands LSU transfer, former Lancaster RB Tre Bradford Dallas Morning News
UTSA flounders on offense in loss to Army San Antonio Express News
National signing day: Rice adds 13 players, including five transfers Houston Chronicle
UAB football inks 17 players during early signing period AL.com
K-State grinds down Wichita State basketball for third straight win in renewed rivalry Wichita Eagle
Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond
Old Dominion men’s basketball coach Jeff Jones hospitalized after heart attack in Hawaii New York Post
Norfolk Virginian-Pilot
- ODU basketball coach Jeff Jones suffers heart attack in Hawaii
- ODU crumbles in second half of loss against TCU without its head coach
- Bob Molinaro: Despite bowl collapse, ODU fans should be thankful their team qualified for one
Underdog Dynasty
- 2023 76 Birmingham Bowl Preview: Troy Trojans vs. Duke Blue Devils
- 2023 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Preview: Georgia State vs Utah State
- 2023 Camellia Bowl Preview: Arkansas State vs Northern Illinois
- The Whacky Frisco Trend Montana, South Dakota State might Buck in FCS Title Game
WRAL
- Recruiting no longer just for coaches. NC State, Doeren turn to NFL model in overhaul
- Duke heads to Birmingham to play Troy in Saturday bowl game
- ‘It’s bigger than basketball’: Wife of Duke basketball coach carving her own path
- ‘Classless’: Mack Brown irked over Dave Doeren’s foul language toward UNC program
- Florida State to discuss future of athletics, affiliation with ACC at board meeting, AP source says
- Oregon State, Washington State agree to revenue distribution deal with 10 departing Pac-12 schools
- Empty seats, slip ‘n’ slide football and Caitlin Clark in the sports moments of the week
Duke’s Mayo Bowl pioneers endorsement portal for Charlotte game The Business Journals
Winston Salem Journal
- Scott Fowler: The real story of how a Davidson football player went viral with his fake NFL draft post
- Women’s Top 25 roundup: No. 6 USC escapes upset vs. Long Beach St.
Roanoke Times
- State college basketball roundup: Jeff Jones suffers heart attack
- Protective helmet covers part of game, practice routine for Hokies’ linemen
- Hokies had to balance smaller signing class with returning players
- Kidd scores 31 points in Virginia Tech win over American
- Kitley breaks ACC and Virginia Tech records in win over William and Mary
- “There’s no pressure on us.” Liberty heads to Fiesta Bowl comfortable with underdog role
Coach Prime’s Recruiting Approach Could Doom Colorado Mike Farrell Sports
The Associated Press
- Interim coaches lead Troy and Duke into Birmingham Bowl with new leaders waiting in wings
- Troy and Duke both enter the Birmingham Bowl in between coaching regimes
- San Jose State, Coastal Carolina to meet for first time in Hawaii Bowl
- Arkansas State, Northern Illinois meet in Camellia Bowl matchup of 6-6 teams
- South Alabama gets home field advantage against Eastern Michigan in 68 Ventures Bowl
- Georgia getting ready for a bowl, but it sure feels different than the last 2 years
- Georgia Tech and UCF aim to end season with winning record in Gasparilla Bowl
- Florida State to discuss future of athletics, affiliation with ACC at board meeting, AP source says
- Caitlin Clark’s triple-double leads No. 4 Iowa over Loyola Chicago 98-69
- Antonio Reeves scores 30, No. 9 Kentucky blows out rival Louisville 95-76 in Bluegrass showdown
- Hall and No. 18 Clemson host Queens
Nuggets and Briefs: National and Professional articles of interest
The Associated Press
- Gymnastics star Simone Biles named AP Female Athlete of the Year a third time after dazzling return
- Prized pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto agrees with Dodgers on $325 million deal, according to reports
- Matthew Stafford’s Rams start strong, hold off Saints 30-22 to surge forward in NFC playoff race
- Vikings stadium gets approval for new turf that league deems less of an injury risk
- Coming off surprising win, Panthers look to slow down QB Jordan Love, Packers on Sunday
- Saturday night’s Bills-Chargers game on Peacock will not have commercials during fourth quarter
- Former backup QBs Minshew, Heinicke in spotlight as surging Colts visit fading Falcons
- Cowboys and Dolphins each seek to cement contender status with win on Sunday
- The 49ers host the Ravens in a possible Super Bowl preview
- Timberwolves hand LeBron-less Lakers 4th straight loss, 118-111
Crosby scores his 19th of the season, adds shootout winner as Penguins edge Hurricanes 2-1 WRAL
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