Trei Oliver

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 Central, A&T renew rivalry as nonconference foes

September 22, 2021 Brett Friedlander

A rivalry is still a rivalry no matter when the game is played. So even though the showdown between NC A&T and NC Central has been moved from its traditional spot at the end of […]

NC Central to kick off season on College GameDay

July 21, 2021 Brett Friedlander

After going more than 600 days without playing a game, the NC Central football team was already hyped about playing its season opener against Alcorn State on Aug. 28. Now the Eagles have even more […]

NC Central will play UCLA at Rose Bowl in 2023

February 24, 2021 North State Journal Staff

NC Central football has signed an agreement to play UCLA at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on Sept. 16, 2023. “We are excited about the opportunity to play UCLA, a member of the Pac-12 […]

NC Central opts out of spring football season

January 21, 2021 Brett Friedlander

NC Central announced Thursday that its football team will opt out of the spring season scheduled to begin next month. The Eagles were scheduled to begin its coronavirus-delayed season on Saturday, Feb. 20 at South […]

NC A&T still rolling, NC Central trying to find its way

September 4, 2019 Brett Friedlander

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 […]

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 […]