ECU Closes Out Regular Season At FAU.. . Pirates Cruise Past Hofstra in Final Contest in Puerto Rico, 72-53…Drew Mestemaker leads No. 21 North Texas over Temple 52-25 for spot in American title game… No. 16 Texas spoils No. 3 Texas A&M’s perfect season 27-17, knocks Aggies out of SEC title game

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

NOTE: Greg Vacek will be out 11/30-12/5.  Roundup will resume 12/6.

Bonesville Pregame Show

Pirates playing in balmy, breezy Boca Raton

ecupirates.com

• ECU Closes Out Regular Season At FAU
• Pirates Cruise Past Hofstra in Final Contest in Puerto Rico, 72-53
• Pirates Fall To St. Bonaventure, 67-58

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

These were the two best prospects in the Blue Jays system in 2025 Jays Journal

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

• Pirates in the pros: Mitchell gets first TD of 2025
• ECU GAMEDAY: ‘Reset, refocus — on to FAU’
• ECU GAMEDAY: The Numbers Game
• ECU GAMEDAY: Three players to watch

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Conference

• North Texas Defeats Temple 52-25 for spot in American Football Championship presented by LLH Healthcare
• Tecza, Horvath help Navy beat Memphis 28-17

UTSA football vs. Army: Preview, scouting report, betting info and prediction San Antonio Express-News

Scouting report: What to know about UAB’s matchup at Tulsa AL.com

Group of 5 CFP scenarios, explained: How James Madison, Tulane, North Texas can reach College Football Playoff Sporting News

UNT advances for a spot in the American Conference Championship following win against Temple CBS Sports

USA Today

• What Ryan Silverfield said of his future after Memphis football’s loss
• Who is Jon Sumrall? What to know about Tulane coach, hot commodity in SEC searches 

Eric Morris explains why he’s leaving North Texas for Oklahoma State football coaching job The Oklahoman

The Associated Press

• Drew Mestemaker leads No. 21 North Texas over Temple 52-25 for spot in American title game
• Eric Morris stresses all-in message at North Texas despite impending move to Oklahoma State
• Florida is moving on from Lane Kiffin and targeting Tulane’s Jon Sumrall, AP source says
• UTSA hosts South Alabama after Simpson’s 22-point game
• Wichita State Shockers face the Idaho Vandals
• Carlyle and Florida Atlantic host Saint Bonaventure

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• Winnipeg native Seth Jarvis has dream night in Carolina Hurricanes win over Jets
• A young fan met Dave Doeren last week. Why he loves the NC State coach
• Duke basketball leans on Cameron Boozer, and he leans on Arkansas in 80-71 win
• UNC got out-toughed, outrebounded and ended out of answers in season’s first loss

WRAL

• Doeren, NC State seek to extend win streak to five games over rival UNC
• Duke meets Wake Forest in ACC play
• No. 25 N.C. State women set tourney record in 110-56 rout of Southern Miss in Cancun
• It’s tiebreaker time: A guide to the conference championship game scenarios in every FBS league

Columbia The State

• Clemson vs. South Carolina: Kick time, TV channel, injury report, point spread
• 5 final thoughts, prediction for South Carolina football vs. Clemson
• South Carolina MBB outlasts Charleston Southern. 3 things we learned
• South Carolina WBB loses first game of season in dramatic fashion to No. 4 Texas

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

• David Teel: Virginia Tech will need more than run game to upset UVA
• Amid excitement about Franklin, current Hokies want to continue Commonwealth Cup success

The best teams in the Big 12 over the past two seasons have, for the most part, been newcomers East Bay Times

The Associated Press

• No. 16 Texas spoils No. 3 Texas A&M’s perfect season 27-17, knocks Aggies out of SEC title game
• Texas A&M’s perfect season spoiled by rival Texas, but playoffs await for the Aggies
• Conference race update: Texas Tech and BYU set for Big 12 title game thanks to ASU loss
• No. 4 Georgia holds off No. 23 Georgia Tech 16-9 for 8th straight win in series
• Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin emotional, non-committal about his future, following Egg Bowl triumph
• Andrew Luck hires Tavita Pritchard as Stanford’s head football coach
• Arizona forces 5 turnovers, spoils rival Arizona State’s Big 12 repeat title hopes with 23-7 win
• No. 2 Indiana pursuing bigger goals after retaining Old Oaken Bucket at Purdue
• Saunders, Wright help No. 9 BYU edge Dayton 83-79 to win ESPN Events Invitational
• No. 5 UConn beats No. 13 Illinois 74-61
• Xaivian Lee scores 20 and No. 10 Florida’s frontcourt excels in 90-78 win over Providence
• Daniel Jacobsen scores career-high 24 to lead No. 1 Purdue to 109-62 romp over Eastern Illinois