East Carolina Pirates and the Saint Bonaventure Bonnies meet in Cypress Lake, Florida; Illinois State Redbirds and the East Carolina Pirates meet in Carolina, Puerto Rico…Detroit Lions assistant Scottie Montgomery driven to care by family…Razorbacks expected to hire USF’s Alex Golesh as next coach;UNT football coach Eric Morris out, heading to Oklahoma State

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Thoughts at Thanksgiving on ECU football

ecupirates.com

• Pirates Dropped by UCF, 75-61
• Roy Tesh Named Nominee For Broyles Award
• Three Pirates Earn College Sports Communicators Academic All-District® Honors
• Pirates Defeated By No. 11 Michigan State At Fort Myers Tip-Off, 89-56

The Associated Press

• East Carolina Pirates and the Saint Bonaventure Bonnies meet in Cypress Lake, Florida
• Illinois State Redbirds and the East Carolina Pirates meet in Carolina, Puerto Rico

East Carolina vs. Florida Atlantic Prediction, Odds, Picks – November 29, 2025 FOX Sports

• What FAU coach Zach Kittley said about ECU
• The odds are extremely long, but ECU is still mathematically alive for American title game entering final week

Three takeaways from Michigan State’s impressive win over ECU Spartans Wire

Detroit Lions assistant Scottie Montgomery driven to care by family USA Today

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Conference

• Liberty, North Texas, Rice Earn Weekly Honors
• American Conference Partners with Kay Yow Cancer Fund

Where to watch Navy vs Memphis today: Time, TV channel for Week 14 game USA Today

A trophy for Tulsa as the Golden Hurricane edge Northern Iowa for title Desert Sun

Tampa Bay Times

• Is USF’s Alex Golesh headed to Arkansas?
• Is Byrum Brown set to play his final game at Raymond James Stadium?
• Here’s what to watch in sports during Thanksgiving week

Razorbacks expected to hire USF’s Alex Golesh as next coach  Sports Illustrated

No more speculation: Tulane to host American Conference championship game if it wins Saturday NOLA.com

CBS

• Navy vs. Memphis prediction, odds: 2025 Thanksgiving college football picks by proven model
• College football roundup: Morris leaving No. 21 North Texas; what will QB Mestemaker do?

Denton Record-Chronicle

• UNT football coach Eric Morris out, heading to Oklahoma State
• What’s next? What hiring history tells us about who could replace Eric Morris at UNT
• Prediction: UNT will pull together to beat Temple as Eric Morris prepares to depart
• Stevenson powers UNT men’s basketball team to overtime win

Mike Gundy to North Texas and other candidates to replace Eric Morris Sporting News

Navy Midshipmen at Memphis Tigers odds, picks and predictions Baltimore Sun

The Associated Press

• Wynn leads UC Irvine against Wichita State after 20-point game
• Morgan State Lady Bears and the Rice Owls meet in Carolina, Puerto Rico
• Illinois State plays Charlotte
• Nicholls State visits Tulane after Williams’ 32-point game
• Texas Tech takes on North Texas
• Kent State Golden Flashes face the Tulsa Golden Hurricane
• No. 20 Michigan State squares off against Temple
• Florida Gators square off against the Memphis Tigers
• No. 24 Oklahoma State Cowgirls and the Charlotte 49ers square off in George Town, Cayman Islands

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

WRAL

• Banged-up Lions will try to keep pace in NFC North when they face Packers on Thanksgiving
• Feast on sports week: what to watch during Thanksgiving Week
• Bengals QB Joe Burrow excited for long-awaited return and Thanksgiving stage against Ravens
• Panarin and Shesterkin carry Rangers to 4-2 win over Hurricanes
• Hockey for the Holidays: Rangers drop Canes 4-2 inside Lenovo Center

Tar Heels Emphasizing Discipline Ahead of Wolfpack Matchup On3

Charlotte Observer

• ‘We can’t keep talking about it’: Hornets understand season already in danger+
• Panthers’ linemen improving education, fighting food insecurity with NFL campaign
• Panthers RB Rico Dowdle addresses cryptic postgame social media post

Gamecocks’ super sixth-year senior backup will play final game against Clemson Charleston Post & Courier

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

• David Teel: UVA has never been better-positioned to beat Virginia Tech
• ODU’s Odell Hodge gets 1st up-close look at his son in a Villanova uniform as Wildcats win
• Virginia Tech survives Battle 4 Atlantis thriller, goes to 6-0
• Former Penn State-committed running back pledges to Hokies
• College basketball player in Oklahoma dies after being injured during game

The Associated Press

• LSU confirms Kelly was fired ‘without cause’ and is owed his full $54 million buyout
• No. 1 Ohio State and Ryan Day desperately seeking victory against 15th-ranked Michigan in The Game
• More flag-planting celebrations could be in store for college football’s rivalry week
• The era of supersized conferences can lead to supersized chaos. Just ask the wide-open ACC
• QBs Arch Manning and Marcel Reed set for high-stakes showdown in Texas-Texas A&M rivalry game
• Memorable moments have defined Old Oaken Bucket series between No. 2 Indiana and Purdue
• No. 25 SMU could be a playoff team again, but will have to get in and win ACC title game this time
• Penn State in wait-and-see mode as potential staff overhaul, player exodus looms
• No. 8 Alabama races past Maryland 105-72 to close Players Era tourney
• No. 7 Michigan dominates No. 12 Gonzaga 101-61 to win Players Era Championship
• Conwell excels for No. 6 Louisville in 104-47 rout against NJIT
• No. 21 Auburn comes from behind with 2nd-half surge to knock off No. 14 St. John’s, 85-74
• Queens visits Thomas and Virginia
• Campbell takes on North Dakota State
• Abreu leads Northeastern against Wake Forest
• No. 11 Michigan State Spartans square off against the No. 16 North Carolina Tar Heels
• Navy plays UNC Wilmington after Kehoe’s 20-point game
• Blaine leads Charleston Southern against South Carolina after 25-point outing
• Clemson takes on Western Carolina