Pirates Make Final Eight Shots, Run Away from UNC Asheville, 75-61…Katin Houser opting out of Military Bowl for transfer portal; WR Yannick Smith & TE Jayvontay Conner headed to transfer portal…Sloan officially named new OC at Kentucky… Aaron Rodgers and Steelers freeze out Dolphins, stay atop AFC North with 28-15 win

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Portal beckons Houser, Smith, Conner

ecupirates.com

• Pirates Make Final Eight Shots, Run Away from UNC Asheville, 75-61
• Pirates Erase 21-Point Deficit To Defeat Buffalo, 73-70

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• ECU QB Katin Houser Enters Portal; TE Conner and …
• One-on-One with Coach Harrell

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• First Alert Playbook: Houser leaving ECU for transfer portal
• Katin Houser opting out of Military Bowl for transfer portal
• ECU WR Yannick Smith & TE Jayvontay Conner headed to transfer portal

Pitt receives big ECU roster news before bowl matchup  Sports Illustrated

ECU QB Katin Houser plans to enter Transfer Portal YAHOO!

East Carolina takes on Presbyterian following Riley’s 31-point showing The Associated Press

Pirates QB Houser reportedly enters transfer portal Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

East Carolina loses starting QB to transfer portal ahead of Military Bowl vs. Pitt Tribune Live

Sloan officially named new OC at Kentucky On3

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Conference

• Charlottes Hayes, UTSA’s Robles Earn Weekly Women’s Hoops Honors
• Tulsa’s Riley, South Florida’s Beckford Earn Weekly Honors

The Associated Press

• Tulane’s ‘Bayou Jew,’ Jake Retzlaff, humbled by his CFP spotlight after his difficult BYU departure
• UAB plays Cleveland State after Robinson’s 25-point game
• Wichita State takes on Wofford for cross-conference matchup
• No. 13 Vanderbilt visits Memphis following Nickel’s 30-point game
• Santa Clara Broncos square off against the North Texas Mean Green
• South Florida visits No. 16 Alabama after Pinion’s 21-point outing
• Bates leads Louisiana Tech against Tulane after 23-point outing
• Cofie and USC host UTSA
• Rice plays Grambling on 3-game win streak

ODU seeks better bowl memory against in Cure Bowl against USF  Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• Can Memphis Tigers take down undefeated Vandy? Our prediction
• What David Jones Garcia said about leaving Memphis basketball when he did

NOLA.com

• Jon Sumrall on his $100,000 donation: ‘I want to see Tulane get better after I leave’
• Deep and dangerous: Receiver improvement fuels Tulane’s belief for rematch with Ole Miss
• Jon Sumrall donates money to Tulane to help Will Hall ahead of the College Football Playoff

UNT interim coach: New Mexico Bowl as good of a matchup as there is in bowl season Denton Record-Chronicle

Troy sinks UAB with a game-winner at the buzzer  AL.com

Navy nose guard Landon Robinson named first-team AP All-American  Annapolis Capital

What made Wichita State’s collapse at the foul line in DePaul loss so bizarre Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• NC State men’s soccer drops OT thriller to Washington in NCAA title game
• While some teams declined bowl invitations, why NC State is against opt-outs
• UNC women’s basketball shows growth and growing pains in OT loss to Louisville
• Jaccob Slavin return. How the defenseman helped the Hurricanes top the Flyers

WRAL

• NC State men’s soccer falls to Washington in OT of national championship game
• Panthers coach Dave Canales on Lathan Ransom’s unnecessary roughness penalty: A ‘bang-bang’ decision

How do College Football Playoff teams compare financially? The gap can be tens of millions New York Times

Columbia The State

• Gamecock QB great Steve Taneyhill has died. Here’s what we know
• ‘Cultural icon.’ How Gamecocks’ Taneyhill became known for his mullet
• Five memorable on-field moments for Steve Taneyhill at South Carolina
• How ‘rebel quarterback’ Steve Taneyhill gave the Gamecocks hope as SEC era began
• Transfers, opt-outs piling up for Clemson football team ahead of Pinstripe Bowl
• Stay or go? Top Clemson transfer Will Heldt makes 2026 NFL decision
• Clemson basketball star exits football program before bowl game. Here’s why
• ‘He’s a football-ologist’: Former Gamecock lauds hire of new offensive line coach

Charleston Post & Courier

• Walker’s flip to Gamecocks may lead to Dutch Fork teammate joining him
• A look back at Steve Taneyhill’s greatest moments
• Gamecocks and Clemson head into men’s basketball rivalry match seeking resume-boosting win
• Bulldogs punter Platte earns prestigious award

The Associated Press

• Tulane’s ‘Bayou Jew,’ Jake Retzlaff, humbled by his CFP spotlight after his difficult BYU departure
• Harrison Bertos scores in OT to help Washington beat N.C. State 3-2 and win first Men’s College Cup
• From no offers to the College Football Playoff, Cashius Howell has had an incredible rise
• Biff Poggi tells signees and parents Michigan hopes to hire a coach by end of month, AP source says
• Texas A&M promotes Holmon Wiggins to offensive coordinator
• No. 15 Nebraska is rolling with its best-ever start. Now it must build for Big Ten play ahead
• Arizona, Michigan stay 1-2 in AP Top 25 men’s poll; No. 15 Nebraska hits highest mark since 1991