Mike Potter ·
21 Nov 2009, 7:30 PM ·
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NCCU senior Rashad Fox celebrates after he blocks a pass from Savannah State. (Photo by Rob Rowe)
O’KELLY-RIDDICK STADIUM/DURHAM It’s the season football finale at N.C. Central, and so far the whole campaign has been a mixed bag.
NCCU went 0-6 through an extremely tough first “half” of the schedule, in which the Eagles dropped a pair of very winnable games in overtime.
Coach Mose Rison at that point set a goal of winning the last five in a row. Old Dominion derailed that idea two weeks ago, but now the idea is to win four of the last five and match last season’s 4-7 finish.
The opponent is Savannah State (2-7), which is reeling with a couple of losses to teams below the Division I level. NCCU has beaten the Tigers the past two seasons, including the season-ender in Durham last year.
The home team is a solid favorite today on Senior Day, and responds with a 35-14 victory. Continue reading »
Football, N.C. Central, Uncategorized Andrew Johnson, Deleon Hollinger, Derek Harvey, Frankie Cardelle, Kurvin Curry, Michael Johnson, Mose Rison, Old Dominion, Rashad Fox, Savannah State, Tony McCord, Will Scott
Mike Potter ·
20 Nov 2009, 4:39 PM ·
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NCCU, shown here taking the field on Homecoming Day, is hoping to send its five seniors out on a good note in Saturday's season finale against visiting Savannah State. (File photo by Rob Rowe).
N.C. Central’s third football season as a transitional member of NCAA Division I (FCS) will come to an end on Saturday afternoon.
And there’s every indication the Eagles will be able to end it on a high note.
The opponent is Savannah State, playing this season as the only other FCS/HBCU team. Somebody should have minted a trophy.
Mose Rison’s Eagles have won close games over the Tigers the last two seasons, and for the second straight year will play SSU at home in the season finale.
Savannah State has applied for admission to the MEAC, the conference in which NCCU will be playing next season although the Eagles won’t yet be eligible for championships.
SSU’s application may have hit a bump not of its own doing in the fall, when Winston-Salem State reversed course and announced plans to give up the ghost on its move to Division I. Continue reading »
Football, N.C. Central Alex Winters, Antwan Allen, Calvin Hillie, Deleon Hollinger, Derek Harvey, Donald Laster, Gabriel Manns, Justin Babb, Kermit Blount, Kurvin Curry, MEAC, Michael Johnson, Mose Rison, Rakeem Vick, Robby Wells, Saeed Abdul-Azeez, Savannah State, Teryl White, Tim Shankle, Webber International, Will Scott, Winston-Salem State
