Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

ecupirates.com

• Pirates Steal Victory from VCU, 48-46
• Aldridge Named East Carolina Defensive Coordinator

Walker leads East Carolina against Gardner-Webb after 23-point outing The Associated Press

Pirates return to football field in preparation for Military …  WNCT 9

ECU football team prepares for Military Bowl amid roster changes WCTI 12

Miller and UNC Wilmington host East Carolina YAHOO!

247 Sports

• Pirates get their transfer long snapper in Triston O’Brien
• NC State HC Dave Doeren: ‘It’s multitasking at its finest right now’
• Winston Wright Jr. declares for NFL Draft, not expected to play in Military Bowl
• Houston defensive tackle transfer Justin Benton commits to ECU
• ECU baseball once again tabbed as preseason favorite in the AAC

ECU football: Pirates make defensive coordinator hire official; Wright Jr. earns All-America honor Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl Preview: Tulane Battles Florida Friday
• Women’s Hoops Add Five Midweek Wins
• East Carolina Voted as American Baseball Preseason Favorite

The Associated Press

• Bell leads Wichita State against Kansas State after 21-point game
• Mississippi State visits Haggerty and No. 21 Memphis
• Willis leads Tulsa against Mississippi Valley State after 22-point performance
• Rhode Island Rams and the Temple Owls play in Springfield, Massachusetts
• South Florida Bulls take on the Texas A&M-Commerce Lions on 3-game losing streak
• North Texas Mean Green to host the Appalachian State Mountaineers on Friday
• Coleman’s 25 help UAB take down Alabama A&M 96-67

Florida and Tulane excited about opportunity to end season on positive note in Gasparilla Bowl The Associated Press

Who will start for Tulane vs Florida in the Gasparilla Bowl? Green Wave QB depth chart YAHOO!

2024 Gasparilla Bowl odds, prediction, betting line: Tulane vs. Florida picks from expert on 68-45 run CBS Sports

NOLA.com

• Ultimate winners: Tulane seniors looking to add to legacy in final game
• Four keys to Tulane beating Florida in the Gasparilla Bowl
• Guerry Smith predicts the outcome of the Gasparilla Bowl between Tulane and Florida
• Tulane’s Kaleb Banks is on fire. Will anyone else join him?

Wichita State, Kevin Saal agree to 3-year contract extension with annual raises Wichita Eagle

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

WRAL

• Legendary UNC basketball coach Roy Williams receives Long Leaf Pine award
• College Football Playoff picks: SMU, Clemson, Vols, Hoosiers beware as CFP opens on campus
• NC State coach Dave Doeren discusses preps for ECU in 2024 Military Bowl
• UNC interim head coach Freddie Kitchens discusses preps for Fenway Bowl vs. UConn
• Football transfer tracker: Duke QB Murphy picks Oregon State
• With no NWSL draft, Courage sign All-America defender from Southern Cal
• Aziaha James scores 16 of her 21 in 2nd half and No. 21 N.C. State women beat James Madison 61-47

The Associated Press

• 12-team college football playoff arrives after 100 years, a few billion dollars and many detours
• Notre Dame-Indiana playoff game a twist for those with dual loyalties in the Hoosier State
• New coach Jake Dickert embraces Wake Forest’s stability
• Clemson adds 2nd transfer portal player this week in Purdue defensive end Will Heldt
• Playoff QBs include a hometown recruit, a prep title rematch and some 1-year hired guns
• SMU looks to prove it belongs while Penn State eyes a breakthrough in the opening round of the CFP
• Banks and UNC Asheville host UNC Wilmington
• No. 25 Clemson hosts Sallis and Wake Forest