Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

ecupirates.com

• Pirates Conclude Non-Conference Play Against Campbell on Sunday
• East Carolina Student-Athletes Earn Degrees

Pirate football and Military Bowl coverage on WITN WITN 7

Thousands of ECU students celebrate graduation at Minges Coliseum ceremony WCTI 12

ECU roundup: Pirates land new offensive coordinator Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Conference

• Memphis Falls to NC State 31-7 in Gasparilla Bowl
• Old Dominion wins StaffDNA Cure Bowl with 24-10 victory over South Florida

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• Memphis basketball vs Mississippi State channel, time, TV schedule, streaming
• Memphis football falls to NC State in Gasparilla Bowl to end 2025 season
• Memphis football’s season ended with disappointment. But a new era starts now
• What Memphis players said about bowl game opt-outs after loss to NC State

NOLA.com

• Tulane coach Jon Sumrall announces father’s death a day before CFP game vs. Ole Miss
• Tulane vs. Ole Miss: Our staff makes its predictions for College Football Playoff showdown

No. 17 Tulane coach Sumrall mourns father’s death day before facing No. 6 Ole Miss in playoff debut The Associated Press

Can UNT hang on to Patrick Cobbs, or will the Mean Green legend head to Oklahoma State? Denton Record-Chronicle

Navy football great Rob Taylor set the standard for receivers in the program  Annapolis Capital

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

WRAL

• NC State cruises by Memphis 31-7 in Gasparilla Bowl
• How NC State is allocating revenue share, scholarship money by sport
• Panthers, down 3-0 in the third, stun Hurricanes and win in shootout, 4-3
• ‘He’s back’: Seth Trimble to return to Tar Heels lineup Saturday night

The Associated Press

• Alabama rallies from 17-point deficit to beat Oklahoma 34-24 in College Football Playoff
• Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer claps back at critics following comeback victory at Oklahoma in playoff
• Arizona State coach Kenny Dillingham signs 5-year extension averaging $7.5M a year, AP source says
• 50 Cent’s ‘Many Men’ electrifies Oklahoma crowd, and Sooners score two plays later
• Missouri QB Beau Pribula enters transfer portal again, freshman Matt Zollers to start in Gator Bowl
• Dybantsa scores season-high 35 points for No. 10 BYU in 85-67 win over Abilene Christian
• No. 25 Georgia shows off its high-scoring offense again in 112-82 win over Western Carolina
• Braden Huff scores a career-high 37 points as No. 7 Gonzaga beats Campbell 98-70