Pirates Aim to Expound Upon Conference Opening Victory, Host Memphis on Saturday … Transfer portal opens; Pirates hire Huettel as OL coach  … No. 22 Navy caps 11-victory season by stifling Cincinnati in Liberty Bowl…Brad Jackson throws 3 TDs for Texas State in 41-10 win over Rice in the Armed Forces Bowl… Wake Forest football adds to ACC’s bowl win total with Duke’s Mayo Bowl victory

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Pirates Aim to Expound Upon Conference Opening Victory, Host Memphis on Saturday ecupirates.com

Transfer portal opens; Pirates hire Huettel as OL coach  WNCT 9

• ECU hiring ODU’s Alex Huettel as offensive line coach
• Transfer Portal Tracker: Tracking ECU players leaving the Pirates

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Conference

• Blake Horvath leads Navy to 35-13 victory over Cincinnati in Liberty Bowl
• Texas State Defeats Rice, 41-10, in Armed Forces Bowl

Group of 5 program creates innovative way to hopefully find transfer portal success Saturday Blitz

Navy football caps 11-win season by beating Cincinnati, 35-13, in Liberty Bowl  Annapolis Capital

No. 22 Navy caps 11-victory season by stifling Cincinnati in Liberty Bowl  Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

Charlotte men’s basketball falls short in first conference game of season Niner Times

Memphis Commercial Appeal

•  Memphis basketball vs Rice channel, time, TV schedule, streaming
•  See who’s joining Charles Huff’s coaching staff at Memphis football
•  Memphis football transfer portal live updates

Top 10 Sports stories of 2025  Temple News

Sign of the times: as transfer portal opens, Tulane football team is down 20 players NOLA.com

Houston Chronicle

• Rice Owls fall to Texas State in Armed Forces Bowl with starting QB in transfer portal
• Which conference has had best college football bowl season? Here are records for each league. 

Denton Record-Chronicle

• UNT to face South Florida in clash of American Conference women’s basketball powers
• Standout Wofford safety C.J. Coombes set to visit to UNT as rebuild under Neal Brown begins
• UNT set for wild few days with transfer portal opening Friday. Here’s where the Mean Green stand

UTSA women hang on late for win against Tulane San Antonio Express-News

Scouting report: UAB basketball at South Florida AL.com

 Army football transfer portal tracker: Latest news, developments Times Record-Herald

Three keys that could define Wichita State’s road test at Charlotte Wichita Eagle

The Associated Press

• Blake Horvath leads No. 22 Navy to 35-13 victory over short-handed Cincinnati in Liberty Bowl
• Brad Jackson throws 3 TDs for Texas State in 41-10 win over Rice in the Armed Forces Bowl
• Temple hosts UTSA after Nunez’s 22-point performance
• UAB visits Nelson and South Florida
• Tulane hosts Vanterpool and Florida Atlantic
• Rice plays Memphis, seeks 4th straight home win
• Tulsa visits North Texas following Stevenson’s 20-point performance

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Charlotte Observer

• Wake Forest football adds to ACC’s bowl win total with Duke’s Mayo Bowl victory
• Carolina Panthers vs. Tampa Bay Bucs: Our predictions, TV channel, betting info
• Panthers face a weird final NFL weekend, but there’s one way to simplify it
• Hometown hero Kon Knueppel grabs honors before leading Hornets in loss

Raleigh News & Observer

• NC State announces the return of a key starter. Who’s coming ‘back to the Pack’
• Triangle schools assess football transfer portal as offseason reshaping continues

WRAL

• Division on the line: Panthers great Jonathan Stewart previews Panthers at Bucs
• Welter: Don’t worry about the future, enjoy this moment Panthers fans, you’ve waited a long time
• College football transfer portal tracker: NC State QB CJ Bailey to return for 2026 season
• US hockey picks 4 Nations-heavy roster for the Winter Olympics, adding Keller, Thompson and Jones
• Quick strikes from Caufield and Anderson help Canadiens rally for 7-5 win over Hurricanes

Columbia The State

• Talented DB commits to Shane Beamer, Gamecocks for Class of 2027
• What are USC’s transfer portal priorities for football? Shane Beamer weighs in
• Gamecock basketball signee Alicia Tournebize is on campus. When will she play?
• Shane Beamer throws shade at LSU, Lane Kiffin over Sterling Lucas hire

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

• Norfolk State men enter MEAC play seeking consistency after taxing nonconference run
• Hampton women’s basketball identity comes into focus with CAA-opening win over Stony Brook\

The Associated Press

• Jennings throws for 278 yards to lead SMU to 24-19 Holiday Bowl win over No. 21 Arizona
• Robby Ashford leads Wake Forest past Mississippi State 43-29 in Duke’s Mayo Bowl
• Ole Miss and breakthrough QB Chambliss advance to CFP Fiesta Bowl against Miami and blue chip Beck
• Mississippi State coach optimistic about QB Taylor after injury in Duke’s Mayo Bowl
• Indiana and Oregon to meet again at the Peach Bowl with a spot in the CFP title game on the line
• Alabama QB Ty Simpson says a cracked rib sidelined him in 2nd half of blowout Rose Bowl loss
• Unbeaten Huskers appreciate the love but say wins over ranked teams no longer justify court storms
• Tyon Grant-Foster helps No. 7 Gonzaga survive challenge from Seattle and win 80-72 in overtime
• Momcilovic’s 8 3-pointers, Jefferson’s triple-double lead No. 3 Iowa State past Mountaineers 80-59
• No. 13 Nebraska remains unbeaten with 58-56 win over No. 9 Spartans, extends streak to 18 games