Celebration Bowl

NC Central spoils Deion’s Jackson State finale, wins Celebration Bowl in OT

December 18, 2022 The Associated Press

ATLANTA — Deion Sanders was sentimental before his final game at Jackson State, and those emotions grew after coming up short in the Celebration Bowl for the second straight year. Quarterback Davius Richard ran for […]

NC is for bowling: State prepares for historic postseason

November 16, 2022 Shawn Krest

This past season’s NCAA tournament was historic, as, for the first time in the 83-year history of the event, Duke and North Carolina met in the Final Four. Now, the college football season promises to […]

Carter, NC A&T win shootout with Alcorn State in Celebration Bowl

December 21, 2019 The Associated Press

ATLANTA — Kylil Carter passed for six touchdowns and North Carolina A&T racked up enormous offensive totals to beat Alcorn State 64-44 in the Celebration Bowl on Saturday for the Aggies’ third consecutive HBCU national […]

Bowl rundown: A&T back to Celebration Bowl; Belk bids adieu to Charlotte

December 11, 2019 Cory Lavalette

Welcome back, Aggies The NC A&T Aggies return to the Celebration Bowl for the third straight year and the fourth time in the five-year history of the event. The Aggies are unbeaten in the unofficial […]

Aggies repeat as HBCU national champs by beating Alcorn State

December 15, 2018 North State Journal Staff

ATLANTA (AP) — NC A&T is accustomed to winning the Celebration Bowl, so the outcome wasn’t new when the Aggies beat Alcorn State 24-22 to capture their second straight HBCU national championship, but they took […]

NC Central hires alumnus Oliver as new football coach

December 13, 2018 Brett Friedlander

NC Central has hired former Eagles defensive back and punter Trei Oliver as its new football coach. In doing so, it extended the branches of Rod Broadway’s coaching tree to both sides of the Aggie-Eagle […]

What kind of swag are this year’s state bowl teams getting?

December 10, 2018 Brett Friedlander

For 11 months out of the year, the NCAA prohibits its athletes from accepting gifts. But come bowl season the rules regarding impermissible extra benefits go out the window — allowing bowl committees to lavish […]

North Carolina schools are going bowling

December 5, 2018 Brett Friedlander

NC State football coach Dave Doeren spent a good portion of his postgame press conference Saturday politicking for his Wolfpack to be selected to “an elite bowl” and earn a spot in the national rankings. […]

Wolfpack headed to Gator Bowl as state school learn postseason destinations

December 2, 2018 Brett Friedlander

RALEIGH — NC State football coach Dave Doeren spent a good portion of his postgame press conference Saturday politicking for his Wolfpack to be selected to “an elite bowl” and earn a spot in the […]

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NC A&T football coach Rod Broadway announces his retirement

January 8, 2018 Brett Friedlander

Rod Broadway has decided to go out on top. A month after leading NC A&T to the first undefeated season in MEAC history and the Historically Black Colleges and Universities national championship, the 62-year-old coach […]