Pirates’ Second Half Surge Falls Short Against App State, 67-54… Williams Named 2025 Kim Evans Award Recipient… Army tries to turn the tables on No. 22 Navy when they renew their rivalry in Baltimore… Sherrone Moore was a once-promising coach until a sudden and stunning fall from grace at Michigan… Kirk Cousins leads Falcons to 29-28 comeback victory over the reeling Buccaneers

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

App State fends off ECU comeback

ecupirates.com

• Pirates’ Second Half Surge Falls Short Against App State, 67-54
• Williams Named 2025 Kim Evans Award Recipient

WNCT 9

• ECU fall short to App State 67-54
• ECU Head Golf Coach wins 2025 Kim Evans Award

Men’s Basketball: ECU’s comeback falls short to App State 67-54 WITN 7

ECU basketball: Second-half spurt vs. App State comes up short Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Conference

• East Carolina’s Williams Named 2025 Kim Evans Award Recipient
• Memphis’ Monaghan, Staff Named South Region Staff of the Year

The Associated Press

• Army tries to turn the tables on No. 22 Navy when they renew their rivalry in Baltimore
• Wichita State plays DePaul following overtime win
• UCSD Tritons face the Tulane Green Wave
• Memphis visits No. 11 Louisville after Conwell’s 21-point showing
• Tulsa Golden Hurricane square off against the New Mexico State Aggies

Times Record-Herald

• Army-Navy Game: Passion fuels the intense rivalry through the years
•  Army football: Black Knights can win Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy
•  Navy football: USS Constitution warship at heart of Army game uniform
• PHOTOS: Navy uniform, helmets for 2025 Army-Navy Game
•  Army football: Gary Danielson to call his final games for CBS

Annapolis Capital

• Army-Navy Game: The five best editions of ‘America’s Game’ since 2010
• Army-Navy Game: Q&A with CBS Sports color commentator Gary Danielson
• Army-Navy Game and more: 4 things to do this weekend, Dec. 12-14
• Army-Navy Game: Inside the high-stakes world of Team Bill, the rivalry and a pair of goats

USF’s Byrum Brown will be on headset, not in huddle, for Cure Bowl Tampa Bay Times

Tigers AD on Ryan Silverfield departure: ‘We lost some meaningful games, and he moved on.’ Daily Memphian

How Memphis is preparing for bowl game after Ryan Silverfield departure Memphis Commercial Appeal

Jeff Duncan: Tulane will get millions of dollars for CFP bid, but there are far more benefits NOLA.com

Denton Record-Chronicle

• UNT interim coach Drew Svoboda says Mean Green are locked in for bowl game
• Five things UNT football fans should know about San Diego State

TU men set Reynolds Center scoring record in win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff Tulsa World

AL.com

• Does UAB have the resources to win? ‘The short answer is yes’
• Five players UAB could and should keep this offseason

‘Win as a community’: How Wichita State is trying to bring fans back Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• Hurricanes take top spot in East with shootout win over Capitals
• Finding ‘gem after gem,’ film director lets Stuart Scott’s own words tell his story

Charlotte Observer

• Michael Jordan and NASCAR just settled a bitter lawsuit. Here’s who won and why
• 6 key disclosures from NASCAR’s long legal battle — and one unresolved issue
• What Buccaneers’ loss vs. Falcons means for Panthers in NFC South division race

WRAL

• Belichick, UNC fire offensive, special teams coordinators after 4-8 season
• Falcons’ 29-28 comeback against Bucs gives Panthers NFC South lead
• Hurricanes top Capitals 3-2 in SO in a matchup of the top teams in the Eastern Conference standings
• NASCAR settles federal antitrust case filed by 2 of its teams, one owned by NBA great Michael Jordan

The Meaning of a Bowl Game for NC State Sports Illustrated

Columbia The State

• Hoops, hangars and holding patterns. Inside Clemson basketball’s trip to NYC
• South Carolina’s 2026 football schedule is set, complete with 9 SEC games
• Another Clemson football linebacker set to enter transfer portal
• What’s next for Shawn Elliott, Mike Furrey after USC hires new assistants
• Résumé check: How Kendal Briles fared as offensive coordinator with previous teams
• 5 things to know about Randy Clements, South Carolina’s new offensive line coach

Charleston Post & Courier

• Coastal Carolina University names new football coach
• Gamecocks set 2026 football schedule
• Gamecocks fill coaching staff with 3 new hires; Furrey and Elliott staying
• Briles hired as Gamecocks’ offensive coordinator: Beamer talks vetting coach’s past

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

• Hampton University set to hire next head football coach, reports say
• ODU’s Quinn Henicle to get starting nod at quarterback in Cure Bowl

The Associated Press

• Sherrone Moore was a once-promising coach until a sudden and stunning fall from grace at Michigan
• Sherrone Moore’s firing leaves Michigan and its troubled football program scrambling to find a coach
• Coaching carousel: Tracking the hirings and firings in the Power Four
• 12 teams, 11 games, one champion: A guide to the College Football Playoff
• Fernando Mendoza is AP player of the year after leading Indiana to 13-0 record and top seed in CFP
• Fernando Mendoza looking to add a historic Heisman Trophy win for Indiana to his college ride
• Ohio State’s Julian Sayin looking forward to following idols as a Heisman finalist
• Billy Napier tasks himself with continuing to make history as James Madison’s coach
• Indiana’s Stephen Daley likely to miss playoffs after celebration injury that was captured on video
• Some athletic directors are open to collective bargaining agreements for college athletes
• Tennessee coach Josh Heupel hires Jim Knowles as new defensive coordinator
• No. 23 Nebraska matches best start in school history at 10-0, beats Wisconsin 90-60
• Emanuel Sharp scores 23, No. 7 Houston beats Jackson State 80-38
• Boston’s Matthews Arena to close after 100-plus years of hockey, hoops and even the Sultan of Swat