NCCU’s Geovonie Irvine may be one of several players who would need to have a big game for the Eagles to upset Appalachian. (File photo by Rob Rowe) N.C. Central knew this kind of game was coming when the Eagles decided to move to Division I (Football Championship Subdivision). And while it might be a […]
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Duke visits N.C. State on Saturday; get ready for an aerial assault
It’s the second straight renewal of one of those rivalries that has been interrupted by the odd scheduling resulting from ACC expansion. Duke will visit N.C. State on Saturday in one of those games that used to get a lot of blood pumping around the Triangle. But the series has lost some of its luster […]
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NCCU has its back against the wall and looks for a miracle in Boone
PEARSON CAFETERIA/DURHAMMose Rison certainly didn’t expect his N.C. Central football team to be in this position. When this season began the Eagles, in their third year competing as a member of NCAA Division I (Championship Subdivision) had high hopes for a winning campaign. Yes there seemed to be some near-impossible assignments at the top of […]
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Blue Devils’ push for winning football season needs to start this week
WALLACE WADE STADIUM/DURHAMSo anything other than a mark in the left column when the Blue Devils (2-3, 0-1 ACC) visit N.C. State (3-2, 0-1) on Saturday at 4 p.m. at Carter-Finley Stadium is not going to be acceptable to the Blue Devils’ second-year head coach. The Devils certainly won’t be favored, as they have lost […]
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Aggies pull out a double-overtime squeaker to end Eagles’ spell
AGGIE STADIUM/GREENSBORO It’s an early evening start for N.C. Central’s game at North Carolina A&T, which the official program is touting as “The Greatest Football Rivalry in North Carolina.” At least in terms of intensity, it certainly has to be in the argument. Say it with me, boys and girls. These two teams just do […]
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Duke comes close, but No. 6 Hokies win it in the fourth quarter
WALLACE WADE STADIUM/DURHAM Duke gets a very big opportunity on a sunny and warm day in the Bull City. The Blue Devils are all right after a 2-2 non-conference start, riding pretty high after a 49-14 romp over N.C. Central in the inaugural Bull City Gridiron Classic last week. The visitor is No. 6 Virginia […]
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Eagles look to end slide against Aggies for the second straight year
It’s a game that has gone by many names in the past, like the “Aggie-Eagle Classic” for its long run at Raleigh’s Carter-Finley Stadium and the “Turkey Day Classic” back when it and every other big college football game in the country seemed to be played on Thanksgiving Day. N.C. Central and North Carolina A&T […]
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Duke gets a big opportunity Saturday against No. 6 Hokies
Duke had a respectable non-conference portion of its season in September, although the opener against Richmond may long be thought of as “one that got away.” Since there’s nothing the Blue Devils can do about that now, they have one clear assignment if they’re going to realize second-year coach David Cutcliffe’s dream of a quick […]
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Eagle men’s hoop schedule moves a little closer to home
Eleven home games plus trips to UNC and N.C. State highlight this season’s N.C. Central men’s basketball schedule under new coach LeVelle Moton (pictured). The Tar Heels and Wolfpack , which NCCU will face for the third straight season, are two of four ACC opponents along with Miami and Virginia Tech Moton’s team will be […]
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Eagle-Aggie “Classic” may be good way for NCCU to right the ship
PEARSON CAFETERIA/DURHAM N.C. Central looks to be in a pretty deep hole right now. The Eagles, in their third football season of the five-year transition from NCAA Division II to Division I (Championship Subdivision), are carrying an 0-4 record that with a couple of better bounces might be 2-2. And they’re coming off an emotional […]
