Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

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• Pirates Open MBB Conference Play At No. 17 Florida Atlantic On Tuesday
• Pirates Open American Athletic Conference WBB Play, Host UTSA Tuesday

No. 17 FAU heads back to drawing board vs. East Carolina CBS Sports

East Carolina visits Goldin and No. 17 Florida Atlantic The Associated Press

Florida Atlantic vs. East Carolina College Basketball Betting Preview for January 2 Athlon Sports

Florida Atlantic vs. East Carolina: Betting Trends, Record ATS, Home/Road Splits – January 2 WFLX

East Carolina at FAU odds, picks and predictions SportsbookWire

What’s left for ECU to accomplish in the transfer portal? 247 Sports

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• South Florida’s Blasigh, Wichita State’s Jobe Earn Women’s Basketball Weekly Honors
• UAB’s Lendeborg, South Florida’s Reid Earn MBB Weekly Honors

AAC Basketball Predictions, Odds & Best Bets – January 2 Athlon Sports

Memphis Commercial Appeal

•  Memphis basketball moves into the top 15 in AP poll
• Did Jordon Hankins earn promotion as Memphis defensive coordinator?

Owls drop 10 spots to No. 17 after loss to Florida Gulf Coast WFLX

Why Bill Self believes Wichita State basketball is ‘in good hands’ with coach Paul Mills Wichita Eagle

No. 2 Kansas Hands Wichita State Second Straight Loss KSAL

Tulsa women return home Tuesday with six-game winning streak after victory in AAC opener at Memphis Tulsa World

Wichita native named AAC Player of the Week after leading Wichita State to clutch win AOL

UNT women’s basketball team looks to break through for first AAC win at Temple Denton Record Chronicle

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

WRAL

• Washington, Texas meet in Sugar Bowl CFP semifinal behind coaches with very different career paths
• Nix closes career with 5 TD passes, No. 8 Oregon rolls over Liberty 45-6 in Fiesta Bowl
• Purdue remains No. 1 in AP Top 25; UNC climbs to #8

Roanoke Times

• Oregon spoils Liberty’s upset hopes in Fiesta Bowl on New Year’s Day
• Fiesta Bowl Notebook: Oregon’s Johnson puts on a show, Liberty forced to punt after sterling start, and more
• Hokies tight end Gallo announces return for 2024 season
• Teel: On the ACC’s bizarre football season and how to remedy bowl opt-outs
• Protective helmet covers part of game, practice routine for Hokies’ linemen
• Virginia Tech rises to No. 13 in AP women’s basketball poll

College Football’s Best Quarterbacks in Transfer Portal for 2023-24 Athlon Sports

Michigan, Washington advance to 2024 College Football Playoff National Championship Game NFL

Michigan conquers Alabama in CFP semifinal, but ‘job’s not finished’ MLive

The Associated Press

• CFP championship game matches Penix’s prolific passing against Michigan’s best-in-nation defense
• Michael Penix Jr. leads Washington to 37-31 win over Texas in the Sugar Bowl
• Harbaugh’s Michigan Wolverines to play for national title after stopping Alabama 27-20 in OT
• Jalen Milroe nearly rallies Alabama back, but falls 2 yards short in OT against Michigan
• ESPN apologizes for showing video of woman flashing breast during Sugar Bowl broadcast
• No. 1 Purdue faces big tests in Big Ten with Maryland, No. 9 Illinois coming up
• Syracuse enters Top 25 for first time since 2021; has big week ahead
• South Carolina still No. 1 in AP women’s basketball poll, Syracuse enters Top 25
• Pittsburgh hosts No. 8 North Carolina following Davis’ 20-point performance