Felton Named American Athletic Conference Player of the Week… Pirates Unveil 2025 Lacrosse Schedule… Pirates Announce Signings Of Madison Rizzo and Isabella Taylor-Stokes… Marlins introduce Clayton McCullough as the ideal fit for their rebuilding franchise… Charlotte fires football coach Biff Poggi after he went 6-16 in 2 seasons; FAU fires Tom Herman as coach after he went 6-16 in 2 seasons; Every Football Team with an Owl Mascot Fired its Coach… Texans never trail while handing Cowboys 5th straight loss, 34-10

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

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ecupirates.com

• Felton Named American Athletic Conference Player of the Week
• Pirates Unveil 2025 Lacrosse Schedule
• Pirates Announce Signings Of Madison Rizzo and Isabella Taylor-Stokes

WNCT 9

• ECU Interim Head Coach Harrell talks upcoming road …
• Episode 12 of ‘Inside Pirate Athletics’

WITN 7

• Interim HC Blake Harrell speaks on his future with ECU Football
• RJ Felton named AAC Player of the Week

247 Sports

• Everything Blake Harrell said at his North Texas week press conference
• Here are the postseason possibilities for bowl-bound East Carolina

ECU roundup: Women’s basketball falls at top-ranked South Carolina; Soccer loses in opening round Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Marlins introduce Clayton McCullough as the ideal fit for their rebuilding franchise The Associated Press

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• East Carolina’s Felton, Florida Atlantic’s Vokietaitis Earn Weekly Honors
• Florida Atlantic’s Rodgers, UTSA’s Jenkins Earn Women’s Basketball Weekly Honors
• Rice, South Florida, UTSA Earn Final Volleyball Weekly Honors
• Memphis, Tulane, UTSA Players Take Weekly Football Accolades

The Associated Press

• Charlotte fires football coach Biff Poggi after he went 6-16 in 2 seasons
• FAU fires Tom Herman as coach after he went 6-16 in 2 seasons
• FAU fires Tom Herman as coach after a 6-16 record in parts of two seasons

Florida Atlantic Owls football fires head coach Tom Herman before completing second season Palm Beach Post

Football: FAU lets go of head coach Tom Herman after two years with program University Press

Every Football Team with an Owl Mascot Fired its Coach Crossing Broad

The New York Times

• Florida Atlantic fires coach Tom Herman after 5th straight loss: Sources 
• Temple coaching job profile: Pluses, minuses and candidates to replace Stan Drayton

Charlotte, with 3-7 record, fires football coach Biff Poggi Reuters

Charlotte football parts ways with head coach WSOC TV

Biff Poggi out as Charlotte 49ers football coach The Charlotte Post

Charlotte fires head coach, tabs former SEC assistant as interim HC Saturday Down South

Charlotte 49ers fire head coach Biff Poggi: Source YAHOO!

Charlotte Observer

• First look: Charlotte 49ers play AAC-worst Florida Atlantic, both led by interim coaches
• Who is Tim Brewster? Four things to know about the Charlotte 49ers’ interim head coach

Charlotte 49ers fire head football coach Biff Poggi FOX 8

Charlotte football fires 49ers head coach Biff Poggi Clutch Points

Former Texas football coach Tom Herman fired by FAU after less than two seasons | Reports Austin American Statesman

FAU fires coach Tom Herman in 2nd season The Straits Times

Temple University Ousts Head Coach Stan Drayton After Continued Football Struggles Hoodline

Interim coach Everett Withers: It’s ‘business as usual’ for Temple as he preps for its last two games The Philadelphia Inquirer

Stan Drayton out as Temple football coach after 3 seasons The Philadelphia Tribune

How to buy Notre Dame vs Army football tickets at Yankee Stadium For the Win

Sports Illustrated

• AAC Football Power Rankings – Week 13
• Will Army West Point Host Conference Championship Game Debut?
• Tulane Green Wave Offensive Player Receives Recognition for Week 12 Play
• Tulane Back In Top 25 of Power Rankings After Clinching Spot in AAC Championship
• Army Black Knights Rise in Power Rankings Ahead of Notre Dame Showdown
• Army Football Reveals Incredible Jerseys for Annual Army/Navy Rivalry Game
• Navy Midshipmen Plummet in Power Rankings After Awful Loss to Tulane

David Amador’s return provides dynamic spark for UTSA offense San Antonio Express News

‘Winning isn’t comfortable.’ An all-access look inside the Rice women’s basketball program Houston Chronicle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• Duke basketball plays at Arizona this week. What we know, and don’t, about Blue Devils
• NC State basketball defends home court: 3 takeaways from the Wolfpack’s win over Colgate
• North Carolina football prepares for ‘bloody nose’ kind of ACC game at Boston College
• NC State injury update: Key Wolfpack defensive starter cleared for activities
• As college football season draws to an end, what can NC schools be in changing landscape?

WRAL

• Nearly 40 players suspended by MEAC after NC Central-Howard brawl
• Wolfpack sprints past Colgate, 72-49
• Kansas remains No. 1 in AP poll; Duke drops out of Top 10 with loss to Kentucky
• How many days since UNC beat NC State? Kickoff time set for finale between rivals
• Shaw women’s soccer repeats as USCAA National Champions
• Necas scores twice in 4-point night as Hurricanes beat Blues 4-1
• Brackets set for first girls flag football playoff in NC
• Conference, NCCU investigating players involved in post-game fight

Charleston Post & Courier

• Gamecocks exploring TE options with Brady Hunt out for rest of regular season
• Hamilton: Top of rankings keep jammin’ as college football show rolls on
• Swinney directs blame for Clemson’s offensive struggles onto coaching staff
• The Citadel’s Drayton: ‘Don’t talk bad about coach Swinney around me’
• Clemson-South Carolina kickoff time revealed

The Associated Press

• The wait is on for Palmetto rivals No. 17 Clemson and No. 19 South Carolina in another CFP audition
• UMass fires football coach Don Brown after he goes 6-28 in 3 seasons
• Louisville suspends cornerback Tayon Holloway after arrest on domestic violence charges
• AP Player of the Week: New Mexico’s Dampier has hand in 4 TDs in 1st win over Top 25 foe since 2003
• Wisconsin’s Luke Fickell doesn’t go into specifics one day after firing Phil Longo as OC
• No. 12 Duke to face No. 17 Arizona in must-see game at McKale Center this week
• Ike scores 23 and Nembhard has 19 to lead No. 3 Gonzaga to an 80-67 win against San Diego State
• Broome has 30 points and 17 rebounds to lead No. 4 Auburn past North Alabama 102-69
• Blackwell, Tonje power No. 19 Wisconsin in an 87-84 comeback win over UT Rio Grande Valley