Pirates Fall At No. 12 North Carolina, 99-51…Longtime Kansas hoops assistant Joe Dooley arrested on DUI…ECU football prepares for Military Bowl trip to Washington as quarterback decision looms 

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

No. 12 UNC subdues Pirates

ecupirates.com

• Pirates Fall At No. 12 North Carolina, 99-51
• Hutton Scores Thousandth, Pirates Rock Campbell, 81-59

Pitt vs. East Carolina: Top Storylines Ahead of Military Bowl On3

WNCT 9

• Tar Heels Trounce Pirates, 99-51
• ECU Football Gets Ready before Military Bowl against Pitt

WITN 7

• Longtime Kansas hoops assistant Joe Dooley arrested on DUI
• Pirate Football And Military Bowl Coverage On WITN

ECU football prepares for Military Bowl trip to Washington as quarterback decision looms WCTI 12

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

• Harrell: I don’t know if we’ll ever go through bowl games again
• ECU basketball: No. 12 UNC stifles Pirates, stops streak

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Conference

• Tulsa’s Cartwright, Rice’s Guinn Earn Weekly Women’s Basketball Honors
• Tempe’s Ford, Florida Atlantic’s Parker Earn Weekly Honors

Record-setting USF quarterback Byrum Brown is entering transfer portal Tampa Bay Times

Why Memphis Tigers’ Zach Davis did not play 1st half vs. Alabama State Memphis Commercial Appeal

Owls secure fourth straight win against Tigers  Temple News

TJ Finley wants to play for 7 schools in 7 years. The former LSU and Tulane QB explains why. NOLA.com

UNT men’s basketball team feels like it’s ready for huge test at Memphis Denton Record-Chronicle

UTSA rally falls short in home loss to Seattle San Antonio Express-News

Wichita State basketball takeaways: Shockers wrap up nonconference with rout Wichita Eagle

The Associated Press

• UCF Knights and the Florida Atlantic Owls square off in Orlando, Florida
• Utah takes on Memphis, aims to end 3-game slide

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• North Carolina men’s basketball routs ECU at home. Here’s what we learned
• ‘Unbelievable’: Hubert Davis gets emotional describing son’s first points at UNC
• Where does UNC stand on its monumental decision on the Smith Center’s future?
• UNC quarterback Bryce Baker to enter transfer portal, per reports
• Reports: North Carolina to hire Bobby Petrino as offensive coordinator

WRAL

• Caleb Wilson leads No. 12 North Carolina to season-high point total in 99-51 rout of East Carolina
• QB Bryce Young’s turnaround boosts Panthers’ playoff hopes
• Hurricanes stars Slavin, Jarvis injured ahead of rematch with Florida Panthers
• Hoops for the holidays: NBA doubleheader on WRAL Tuesday

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

• David Teel: Will Chandler Morris return to UVA? Limited snaps in ’22 key to bid for extra year
• UVA’s Jacari White sidelined by broken wrist that requires surgery

The Associated Press

• Former teammates will square off as coaches for Hawaii and Cal in the Hawaii Bowl
• No. 2 Georgia is trying to make the most of its break before CFP quarterfinal against No. 6 Ole Miss
• Notre Dame and USC pause their longstanding rivalry, Fighting Irish add BYU to 2026 schedule
• Michigan interim coach Biff Poggi wants to keep the job beyond bowl game and ‘fix this program’
• Ryan Day takes over offensive play-calling duties for Ohio State in College Football Playoff
• Ohio State’s Smith fully healthy, looking forward to Cotton Bowl clash with hometown Hurricanes
• Former QB Jacob Rodriguez now All-America linebacker for playoff team Texas Tech
• Louisville, Toledo bring stout defenses into matchup at the Boca Raton Bowl
• Miami quiets doubters with win over Texas A&M to advance to Cotton Bowl against No. 2 Ohio State
• Washington State beats Utah State 34-21 to win Idaho Famous Potato Bowl