Pirates Fall At South Carolina, 75-68 … Ohio head coach Tim Albin reportedly hired by Charlotte; Appalachian State hires South Carolina offensive coordinator Dowell Loggains as head coach… No. 5 Georgia pulls off another overtime stunner, beating No. 2 Texas 22-19 for SEC title

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Gamecocks heat up to rally past ECU

Pirates Fall At South Carolina, 75-68 ecupirates.com

247 Sports

• College Football Playoff bowl projections: Final picks for all 41 games
• ECU done in by 17-0 run in road loss at South Carolina

ECU men’s basketball: Pirates come up short in road loss to South Carolina Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Recruiting process continues for 2025 South Carolina 3-star LB Brock Feinberg Sports Illustrated

The Associated Press

• South Carolina men’s basketball team beats East Carolina
• East Carolina puts home win streak on the line against Elon

Michigan wins seventh straight, edging Iowa 85-83 Reuters

CBS Sports

• Mike Schwartz recaps ECU’s road loss at South Carolina
• South Carolina rides eight 2nd half 3s to a 75-68 win over East Carolina

Gamecocks wake up, send East Carolina packing in last game before exam break Charleston Post & Courier

South Carolina battles back to beat East Carolina at home. Three things we learned Columbia The State

Hosted

• Big second-half showing helps South Carolina to win over East Carolina
• Photos: Gamecocks defeat East Carolina

What Lamont Paris said after South Carolina’s win over East Carolina On3

Around the American Athletic Conference

Women’s Hoops Earn Three Weekend Wins American Athletic Conference

Charlotte 49ers to hire Ohio’s Tim Albin as new coach: Sources WTVD

Ohio coach Tim Albin heading to Charlotte after leading Bobcats to first MAC title since 1968 AOL

Charlotte 49ers expected to hire Tim Albin as new head coach: sources YAHOO!

Charlotte 49ers expected to hire Tim Albin as new head coach: sources Charlotte Observer

Sources: Charlotte to hire Ohio’s Tim Albin as new coach ESPN

Ohio head coach Tim Albin reportedly hired by Charlotte Hosted

The Associated Press

• Charlotte in talks to hire Ohio’s Tim Albin as football coach, AP source says
• Daily runs for four TDs, No. 24 Army wins AAC championship 35-14 over Tulane
• Eaton leads Memphis against Southern Miss after 20-point showing
• Haggerty and No. 16 Memphis host Arkansas State
• Rice faces Texas State, aims for 4th straight road win
• Dixon’s 24 lead Villanova over Temple 94-65
• UAB visits Auburn following Gaston’s 23-point game
• Thiero leads Hogs past Roadrunners

Sports Illustrated

• AAC Commissioner Argues That Army Has Earned CFP Bid After ‘Near Perfect’ Title Game
• Army Black Knights’ Bryson Daily Named Top Player of Conference Title Game
• Tulane Green Wave’s Jon Sumrall Addresses Coaching Rumors After Loss

Army coach: QB worthy of Heisman Arkansas Democrat Gazette

Athlon Sports

• Jeff Monken is proud of his team after Army defeats Tulane to win conference championship
• Army Head Coach Makes Strong Case for College Football Playoff Shakeup

How a small Texas bowl came up big with the No. 25 Memphis Tigers dailymemphian

Memphis Commercial Appeal

Tulsa World

• Isaiah Barnes injured as Tulsa men’s basketball falls to Southern, 70-66
• Deep into Week 2, new names emerge in Tulsa football coaching search

NOLA.com

• Tulane football team still awaiting its bowl destination after lopsided loss to Army
• Jon Sumrall to North Carolina? Nothing clear in aftermath of Tulane’s loss to Army
• Tulane Green Wave Quarterback Darian Mensah a Name To Watch in Transfer Portal

UNT continues to shine offensively, rolls past Southern Illinois Denton Record Chronicle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• Styles, Hill have second consecutive big games. This time, the Wolfpack won
• Working overtime: Three takeaways from NC State basketball’s OT win over Florida State
• A win is a win: 3 takeaways from UNC basketball’s victory over Georgia Tech in ACC opener
• UNC women’s soccer coach draws praise in leading Tar Heels back to national title game

WRAL

• Trimble helps No. 20 North Carolina top Georgia Tech in ACC opener
• Hill, Styles combine for 13 points in OT to help NC State beat Florida State 84-74 in an ACC opener
• No. 5 Georgia pulls off another overtime stunner, beating No. 2 Texas 22-19 for SEC title
• King scores 28, North Carolina Central downs Gardner-Webb 78-77
• Arizona State makes College Football Playoff with 45-19 win over Iowa State in Big 12 title game

Winston Salem Journal

• Wake Forest men’s soccer team loses to top-seeded Ohio State in NCAA Tournament quarterfinals
• Appalachian State hires South Carolina offensive coordinator as next head coach
• Sources: UCF hiring Scott Frost to be its next football coach
• 5 takeaways from Texas-Georgia: What loss means for Longhorns in College Football Playoff

Charleston Post & Courier

• Gamecocks losing OC as Dowell Loggains accepts head coaching job
• Hamilton: Dabo’s dash caps a wild week for CFP-bound Clemson
• ‘I make this (crap) with my eyes closed’: Freshman kicker propels Clemson to ACC title win
• Frustrated Gamecocks know there won’t be any last-second CFP selection miracle

Roanoke Times

• The final bowl projections for the Hokies: It’s down to two destinations
• State college football roundup: JMU heading to Boca Raton Bowl

Huntington Herald-Dispatch

• Marshall football: Herd quiets Cajuns to win first Sun Belt title, 31-3
• Marshall football: Luke’s game balls from Marshall’s 31-3 win over Louisiana

Sources: Tony Gibson to be next Marshall head coach footballscoop

Knights turn again to Scott Frost to be next football coach Orlando Sentinel

JMU to face Western Kentucky in Boca Raton Bowl WWBT

The Associated Press

• 12-team College Football Playoff bracket offers a new, imperfect way of picking a national champion
• No. 5 Georgia pulls off another overtime stunner, beating No. 2 Texas 22-19 for SEC title
• No. 18 Clemson beats No. 8 SMU 34-31 on last-second field goal for ACC title, berth in the CFP
• No. 8 SMU falls short in comeback bid in the ACC title game. Now the Mustangs await CFP fate
• No. 1 Oregon outlasts No. 3 Penn State 45-37 for Big Ten title and 1st-round bye in playoffs
• An Oregon win, a Clemson upset, and ‘now what?’ for Alabama in the College Football Playoff
• Arizona State makes College Football Playoff with 45-19 win over Iowa State in Big 12 title game
• Braxton, Marshall beat Louisiana-Lafayette 31-3, win Sun Belt Conference title
• Ohio dominates Miami (Ohio) to win its first MAC Championship game, 38-3
• Scott Frost returning to coach UCF two years after an unsuccessful run at Nebraska
• Appalachian State hires South Carolina offensive coordinator Dowell Loggains as head coach
• Rutgers defensive coordinator Joe Harasymiak is hired as UMass head coach
• Florida International announces hiring of Willie Simmons as football coach
• Jackson State tops Southern 41-13, wins SWAC Championship and berth in Celebration Bowl
• Defending champ South Dakota State dominates Montana 35-18 in FCS 2nd round