Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Bowl Predictions 2024: Fresh College Football Playoff Picks Bleacher Report

2024 College Football Bowl Predictions – NCAA Bowl Game … CBS Sports

College Football Bowl Projections for 2024-25 Athlon Sports

College Football Bowl Projections After Week 13 Sports Illustrated

247 Sports

• ECU cruises past North Carolina A&T, 93-69
• ECU 93, N.C. A&T 69: How it looked from the baselines
• Navy spoils ECU’s Senior Day, hands Blake Harrell first loss as head coach
• Everything Blake Harrell said after ECU’s loss to Navy

ECU men’s basketball: Pirates crush N.C. A&T, win third straight Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• Army West Point To Host 2024 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game
• Charlotte Survives UAB 29-27 In Season Finale
• Florida Atlantic Closes 2024 Season With 63-16 Win At Tulsa
• Tyriq Starks, Daedae Hill lead Florida Atlantic to 63-16 romp over Tulsa in season finale for both
• Rice Tops South Florida 35-28 Behind Warner’s 3 TD Passes
• Rice builds up big lead early, hangs on to beat USF 35-28
• North Texas Holds Off Temple To Gain Bowl Eligiblity
• McGill runs for 2TDs and North Texas becomes bowl eligible by beating Temple 24-17
• Army Caps Unbeaten Season In Conference Play With 29-24 Win Against UTSA

The Associated Press

• Charlotte defeats UAB 29-27 in wild finish
• Tyriq Starks, Daedae Hill lead Florida Atlantic to 63-16 romp over Tulsa in season finale for both
• Rice builds up big lead early, hangs on to beat USF 35-28
• McGill runs for 2TDs and North Texas becomes bowl eligible by beating Temple 24-17
• Daily scores two TDs to help No. 25 Army hold off UTSA 29-24
• Johnson’s 17, Muniz’s game-winner lead FGCU past Florida Atlantic, 80-78
• Spears’ 31 lead UTSA past Houston Christian 78-71
• Rice Owls take on the Iona Gaels
• Tulane faces SE Louisiana, looks to end 3-game skid
• Vasquez and UAB host Middle Tennessee
• McKeithan and La Salle host Temple

Sports Illustrated

• Army West Point Now Knows Where They Will Play Conference Title Game
• Tulane Now Knows Where American Athletic Championship Game Will Be Played
• Tulane Green Wave Focused on Winning Title After Heartbreaking Loss
• Navy Midshipmen Football Awaiting Several Options for Bowl Game

Column: Army football making the best of timely move to the American Athletic Conference YAHOO!

American Athletic Conference championship football game set, Tulane travels to face Army in New York WDSU

USF falls behind big early, comes up short against Rice Tampa Tribune

Rice Owls end season with win over South Florida Bulls Houston Chronicle

Tulsa World

• Tulsa saves worst loss of the year for season finale against Florida Atlantic
• Bill Haisten: As TU’s search continues, the goal should be a Kragthorpe type of hire

Charlotte football stops UAB: 3 takeaways from 49ers’ dramatic win in season finale Charlotte Observer

Charlotte football finishes 2024 season 5-7 with a win Charlotte Post

Temple’s football season ends with loss to North Texas, finishes 3-9 for fourth consecutive year Philadelphia Inquirer

Denton Record Chronicle

• UNT comes through in clutch to knock off Temple, become bowl eligible
• Five thoughts on UNT’s win over Temple — All that matters is the Mean Green earned a bowl bid

Army rallies in the second half to top UTSA, clinch home-field for conference championship Times Herald-Record

Army surges past UTSA, securing home field for AAC championship game San Antonio Express News

UTSA falls to Army (24-29) after late game rally thwarted News4SA

Three takeaways from UAB’s 29-27 loss to Charlotte AL.com

Palm Beach Post

• Florida Atlantic crushes Tulsa to finish disappointing 2024 college football season
• Jevin Muniz buzzer-beater jumper gives FGCU win over FAU in men’s college basketball

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• ‘We fight as hard as we can’: NC State digs deep to pull off gritty win against Carolina
• ‘I think it’s time to go’: How Mack Brown’s disappointing sendoff epitomized second UNC tenure
• Why UNC trustees chairman said the handling of Mack Brown’s dismissal was ‘shameful’
• When .500 feels fantastic: N.C. State revels in 35-30 rivalry win over North Carolina

WRAL

• NC State rallies to beat UNC in final minute in Mack Brown’s final game
• Doeren: There’s a reason I haven’t been able to wear blue for 12 years
• NC State beats UNC Wolfpack score in final minute to hand Mack Brown loss in final game
• UNC’s Brown says it was time to leave. But he’s still upset about the timing.
• Duke rallies from 14 down, beats Wake Forest on final-play pass
• Week 14: Saturday’s scores, schedules

Friedlander: The ACC deserves 2 Playoff bids. The only question is which 2 teams? Saturday Down South

Winston Salem Journal

• Duke escapes with 23-17 win over Wake Forest on a last-second touchdown pass
• Miami blows early lead and loses to Syracuse, misses out on ACC championship game
• SMU offense may have added secret weapon, just in time for a College Football Playoff run

Charleston Post & Courier

• Hamilton: This is the zenith of USC-Clemson … and it will only get better
• Gamecocks’ bowl picture is beautifully muddy: Have they done enough for CFP?
• Clemson still hopes to make the CFP. But what bowl might take the Tigers if they don’t?
• Sellers’ Market: USC QB puts Gamecocks on his back in win over Clemson
• Charleston Southern stuns Miami in basketball
• Klubnik, Clemson sit with regret as Sellers, South Carolina claim victory in Death Valley

Roanoke Times

• Virginia football’s season ends in another embarrassing loss to Hokies
• Hokies, despite late-season stumble, see ‘a lot of good signs’ after win over UVa
• Tony Elliott aims to upgrade Virginia football’s depth after missing the postseason again

Marshall football: Herd clinches spot in SBC title game in double-OT thriller Huntington Herald-Dispatch

Mountaineers season ends with 29-20 loss at Georgia Southern Watauga Democrat

The Associated Press

• College football players scuffle after flags come out following rivalry wins
• What are the matchups in college football’s conference championship games?
• UNC’s Mack Brown closes coaching tenure with rivalry loss, disappointment over handling of exit
• Smothers’ late TD helps NC State edge rival North Carolina 35-30 in Brown’s farewell at UNC
• Syracuse knocks No. 6 Miami out of ACC title game and possibly the playoff with 42-38 win
• Sellers’ 20-yard TD run with 1:08 to go lifts No. 16 South Carolina to 17-14 win over No. 12 Clemson
• Duke rallies from 14 down, beats Wake Forest 23-17 on final-play pass
• Jalen White runs for 125 yards and 3 TDs; Georgia Southern beats Appalachian St. 29-20
• San Jose State’s volleyball season that ignited debate over gender in sports ends in MW title match
• Wisner has career day as No. 3 Texas advances to SEC title game with 17-7 win over No. 20 Texas A&M
• No. 17 Iowa St beats Wildcats 29-21 for first 10-win season, will play Sun Devils for Big 12 title
• Syracuse knocks No. 6 Miami out of ACC title game and possibly the playoff with 42-38 win
• Sellers’ 20-yard TD run with 1:08 to go lifts No. 16 South Carolina to 17-14 win over No. 12 Clemson
• Michigan, Ohio State players brawl after Wolverines beat No. 2 Buckeyes. Police use pepper spray
• No. 19 BYU beats Houston 30-18 to snap two-game skid
• Marshall beats JMU 35-33 in 2OT, clinches program’s first berth in Sun Belt Championship
• Wisner has career day as No. 3 Texas advances to SEC title game with 17-7 win over No. 20 Texas A&M
• Pop Watson helps Virginia Tech become bowl eligible with 37-17 victory over rival Virginia
• Williams accounts for 3 TDs, No. 21 UNLV beats Nevada 38-14 to make Mountain West title game
• Florida runs over Florida State, recovers five fumbles in 31-11 rivalry win
• Gabriel throws for 2 TDs and runs for another, No. 1 Oregon routs rival Washington 49-21
• Rourke throws record-tying 6 TD passes as No. 10 Indiana beats Purdue 66-0 and awaits CFP fate
• Nussmeier overcomes a shoulder injury and passes for 3 TDs as LSU tops Oklahoma 37-17
• Carneiro’s 50-yard FG sends W. Kentucky into C-USA title and rematch with Jacksonville St.
• No. 5 Notre Dame punches CFP ticket with 2 late interception return TDs to beat USC 49-35
• Milroe, No. 13 Alabama keep playoff hopes alive with 28-14 win over Auburn in the Iron Bowl
• No. 9 SMU beats Cal 38-6. Up next, the ACC title game in Mustangs’ 1st season in the conference
• No. 4 Penn State overcomes slow start to beat Maryland 44-7 and advance to Big Ten title game
• Freshman Henicle accounts for four TDs in his first start to lead ODU over Arkansas State 40-32
• Gus Malzahn is leaving UCF to become Florida State’s offensive coordinator, AP source says
• Vasko’s 4 TDs power Coastal Carolina past Georgia State 48-27 to become bowl eligible
• No. 7 Tennessee gives up 1st 14 points before rallying to rout Vanderbilt 36-23
• Andrew Luck returns to Stanford as the GM of the football program
• Lou Carnesecca, Hall of Fame coach who led St. John’s for 24 seasons, dies at 99
• Adams matches career high with 22 points, No. 1 Kansas cruises past Furman, 86-51
• San Diego State edges No. 6 Houston 73-70 in overtime to finish 3rd in Players Era tournament
• McNeely and Stewart help No. 2 UConn snap 3-game losing streak with 99-45 win
• William & Mary visits Old Dominion after Ceaser’s 23-point outing
• Newby scores 16, UNC Wilmington knocks off Appalachian State 76-61