Tarik Cohen

100 in 100: Franklin County’s Tarik Cohen, The Human Joystick

May 5, 2020 Brett Friedlander

North State Journal’s 100 in 100 series will showcase the best athlete from each of North Carolina’s 100 counties. From Alamance to Yancey, each county will feature one athlete who stands above the rest. Some […]

State’s best college football players of last 10 years come from all over

January 8, 2020 Shawn Krest

Plenty of talent moved through North Carolina schools during the 2010s. Over the span of the decade, area colleges had 105 players selected in the NFL Draft, including 11 first-rounders. As we embark on the […]

Tarik Cohen named top pro from HBCU school

February 20, 2019 Brett Friedlander

Tarik Cohen didn’t go into the NFL Draft with high expectations. “I tried not to have too many high hopes,” he said. “Coming from my school, coming from an HBCU, a smaller school, you never […]

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 […]

NFL Preview: Carolina connections — from coast to mountains — run throughout the NFL

September 5, 2018 Cory Lavalette

The NFL season kicks off Thursday, and here’s everything you need to prepare for the NFL season: a AFC preview; a look at the Eagles’ path to a repeat in the NFC preview; and what you […]