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GREG VACEK'S WEB ROUNDUPThursday, February 8, 2024

February 8, 2024 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

Football Adds Brazell To Signing Class… ECU softball starts season Thursday at Charleston… Coaching carousel adds intrigue to college football recruiting’s February signing period… Clemson football player was offered $200,000 to transfer, report says

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Signing day relegated to minimal fanfare

ecupirates.com

  • Football Adds Brazell To Signing Class
  • Pirates Set To Start 2024 Season In Charleston Thursday

WNCT 9

  • ECU softball starts season Thursday at Charleston
  • ECU football adds Brazell to signing class
  • East Carolina ranked No. 12 In USA Today/Coaches preseason …

WITN 7

  • National Signing Day sees locals solidify college destinations, ECU lands defensive lineman
  • ECU baseball’s Parker Byrd featured in Super Bowl advertisement

247 Sports

  • ECU signs defensive lineman Torin Brazell
  • Five ways ECU can turn its basketball season around

ECU basketball notebook: Pirates searching for more consistency Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

East Carolina at UTSA odds, tips and betting trends SportsbookWire

South Florida vs. East Carolina February 21 Women’s Basketball Tickets & Start Time WJHG

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

  • South Florida’s Green Named Women’s Golf Player of the Week
  • South Florida Defeats Charlotte To Move Into Sole Possession of First Place

Trailing for 39 minutes, USF storms back to stun Charlotte, claim AAC lead Tampa Tribune

 Memphis basketball vs. Temple: Score prediction, scouting report Memphis Commercial Appeal

Tulsa lacks intensity in worst home effort of the season Tulsa World

Tulane signing class rockets to top of American Athletic Conference with late additions NOLA.com

Seven freshmen join Temple on National Signing Day  Temple News

Even after 42 signees, Drayton affirms: ‘We’re still not done yet’ 247 Sports

Charlotte 49ers’ basketball team aims for more sellout crowds with shot at conference title The Business Journals (sub req’d)

Denton Record Chronicle

  • UNT men’s basketball snaps slide with a dominating 68-55 win over Tulsa
  • Big wins, needs met, holes remaining to fill: How UNT fared on signing day

San Antonio Express News

  • UTSA loads up on talented transfers as 2024 recruiting class takes shape
  • UTSA unable to overcome early deficit in one-sided loss at Wichita State

AL.com

  • UAB football adds three on National Signing Day to complete 2024 recruiting class
  • UAB basketball building momentum on confidence of Efrem ‘Butta’ Johnson

How does Wichita State softball look for 2024 season? What’s to come for the Shockers Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

WRAL

  • Jaland Lowe scores 20 points, Blake Hinson adds 16 and Pitt holds off N.C. State 67-64
  • Hintz: The one stat that led to NC State’s 67-64 loss to Pitt
  • Mitchell, Foster help No. 9 Duke push past Notre Dame 71-53 to regroup from UNC loss
  • Hall, Clemson take down No. 3 North Carolina 80-76 on the road to bolster NCAA resume

Raleigh News & Observer

  • UNC received its most difficult lesson against Clemson. More daunting tests await
  • Who will be UNC’s next quarterback? A transfer with an NFL pedigree may be the answer
  • NC State basketball was a miracle short against Pitt. Wolfpack is going to need a few now
  • Burns, Wolfpack have little to say after loss to Pitt. Now, about those free throws…
  • How an ‘old school Duke day’ boosted the Blue Devils. Takeaways from win over Notre Dame

Winston Salem Journal

  • Wake Forest adds talented running back to latest recruiting class
  • WSSU’s football schedule announced for 2024 with opener in Greensboro against N.C. A&T
  • Wake Forest goes into road warrior mode to blow out Georgia Tech
  • Mac Engel: From the national title game to missing a bowl: College football’s biggest collapse
  • Williams, Broome lead No. 12 Auburn to a 99-81 win over No. 16 Alabama
  • Rams’ Puka Nacua is super excited to be at Super Bowl but can he win rookie award?
  • Dave Hyde: How could Alonzo Highsmith not fit in what seemed a perfect Miami marriage?

Columbia The State

  • Clemson football player was offered $200,000 to transfer, report says
  • SC college football player hospitalized after ‘medical emergency’ at workout
  • Got $1,500? The best seats for the South Carolina vs. UConn WBB game will cost you
  • Time for Lamont Paris contract extension at South Carolina? Here’s what Ray Tanner says
  • Chapel Thrill: Clemson basketball completes historic upset of No. 3 UNC

Charleston Post & Courier

  • Sapakoff: A Super Bowl quiz with almost LVIII USC, Clemson questions
  • The Citadel drops another close one, to WCU and Woolbright
  • The Citadel’s 2024 recruiting class features Lowcountry talent
  • Signing day dreams come true for cancer survivor Gunnar Yocum
  • No. 1 Gamecocks face 2 games without star Kamilla Cardoso. Here’s how they’ll handle it.

Tears and celebration as players and parents celebrate national signing day Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

Roanoke Times

  • ‘Different level of hunger’ as rebuilt No. 3 Virginia opens lacrosse season
  • With close to full roster, spring will give Tony Elliott’s Virginia squad a critical ‘head start’
  • Taine Murray makes the most of his minutes during Virginia’s hot streak

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Bulldogs’ loss is fourth in a row and sixth in last eight games
  • Georgia State snaps losing streak with big second-half comeback
  • Georgia State completes roster, for now, with 12 additions
  • Retired Alabama legend Nick Saban joins a new team – ESPN

The Associated Press

  • Auriemma reaches 1,200 wins, joining exclusive group of coaches
  • Coaching carousel adds intrigue to college football recruiting’s February signing period
  • Nick Saban joining ESPN’s ‘College GameDay’ road show
  • Florida coach Billy Napier overhauls floundering program and might relinquish play-calling role
  • Ohio State coach Ryan Day mum on the possibility of OC Bill O’Brien jumping to Boston College job
  • Sanders, Colorado close to adding Robert Livingston as defensive coordinator, AP source says
  • Josh Oduro scores 32 points, Providence rallies to beat No. 19 Creighton 91-87 in overtime
  • Radford, Taylor stand out as Texas A&M closes out big win over Missouri 79-60
  • Monmouth hosts Lowe and William & Mary
  • Dell’Orso and Campbell host Northeastern
  • Langley leads UNC Greensboro against Samford
  • Drexel visits UNC Wilmington after Newby’s 22-point showing

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

The Associated Press

  • Isiah Pacheco’s ‘angry’ running style could help lift Chiefs past 49ers in the Super Bowl
  • The Paris Olympics medals are monumental. They’re embedded with pieces of the Eiffel Tower
  • The game. The ads. The music. The puppies. Here’s why millions are excited for Super Bowl Sunday
  • Former NBA player and Survivor contestant Scot Pollard waits in hospital for heart transplant
  • Tour to offer bulk of new money to 36 top players in equity ownership plan
  • Scottie Scheffler eyeing third straight win at rowdy Phoenix Open
  • NASCAR star Kyle Larson tests the limits of his Indy 500 ride at Phoenix Raceway
  • Vladimir Guerrero Jr. wins record $19.9 million in salary arbitration against Toronto Blue Jays
  • Spain only EU member to not sign French statement on sports. Madrid sees it as anti-Super League

WRAL

  • Gerber: Dave Canales and Dan Morgan are going to save the Panthers
  • Lindholm scores two in Canucks debut in 3-2 win over Hurricanes

Charlotte Observer

  • Super Bowl 2024 predictions: Will Chiefs, Mahomes repeat history vs. 49ers, McCaffrey?
  • Gordon Hayward misses another game. Is his time with Charlotte Hornets almost over?
  • Hurricanes’ Jesperi Kotkaniemi determined to be more productive. ‘It’s going to turn’
  • No distance too far: Charlotte FC’s radio voice turns life’s passion into career

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Hawks have plenty of questions leading into the NBA trade deadline
  • Hawks stifled by Celtics in final game before trade deadline
  • Chase Elliott in town to promote Atlanta Motor Speedway’s Cup race this month
  • Bradley’s Buzz: No, the Dodgers aren’t unbeatable. Neither are the Braves
  • Atlanta United defeats Montreal while making key improvements
  • Countdown to spring training: 6 days – Can you sing?

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