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Five questions to ponder before kickoff
The college football season got off to a winning start in the Old North State last week with six of the seven FBS teams picking up opening week victories. And the only team that didn’t […]
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NC A&T still rolling, NC Central trying to find its way
There’s a difference between a successful college football team and a successful program. It’s the ability to sustain a winning tradition even as key players come and go. Or as in the case of NC […]
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Duke prepares for home opener against NC A&T
DURHAM — Duke has played N.C. Central the last four years and six of the last seven. Central left Duke’s schedule this year, but the Blue Devils are staying in the MEAC and the Aggie-Eagle […]
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NC Central hires alumnus Oliver as new football coach
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 […]
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A&T’s Washington named MEAC Coach of the Year
Sam Washington had a tough act to follow when he succeeded his mentor Rod Broadway as NC A&T’s football coach after a 2017 season in which the Aggies went undefeated and won a HBCU national […]
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A&T’s McCain making a name for himself
Mac McCain III loves a good challenge. The problem is, he’s so good at what he does on the football field that opposing quarterbacks aren’t challenging him much anymore. Because of that, the NC A&T […]
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Win at ECU catapults A&T to No. 6 in national FCS rankings
Beating FBS teams is becoming an annual occurrence for the NC A&T football team, which accomplished the feat for the third straight year on Sunday with its 28-23 win against East Carolina. It was a […]
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Five questions to ponder before kickoff
The college football season in North Carolina got off to a dramatic start Thursday with Wake Forest pulling out an overtime win on the road at Tulane behind an impressive debut performance by true freshman […]
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Defense rises to the occasion to give A&T season opening win
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Sam Washington was the defensive coordinator at NC A&T before taking over as head coach this season following the retirement of Rod Broadway. So it’s only appropriate that his defense rose to […]
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FCS Kickoff gives A&T opportunity for national attention
NC A&T went undefeated last season with a win against an FBS team included in its resume, but finished only 14th in the final national poll behind teams with as many as five losses. It’s […]