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#NCCU
is on the scoreboard! 81-yard TD run by rookie RB Isaiah Totten. 10th longest rush in
#NCCUfootball
history; longest since 2010.
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@NCCU_Football
head coach Trei Oliver - Bringing the HBCU national championship trophy back to Durham!
@CelebrationBowl
CHAMPIONS!
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NATIONAL CHAMPIONS! North Carolina Central University defeats Jackson State 41-34 in overtime to win the Cricket Celebration Bowl and claim the HBCU national title.
EAGLE PRIDE!!!!!!!
@CelebrationBowl
@NCCU_Football
@MEACSports
#NCCUCB22
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REST IN PEACE: North Carolina Central University mourns the loss of men’s basketball student-athlete Devin Butts, who passed away on Friday, May 5, at the age of 22.
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MEAC CHAMPS! The
@NCCU_Football
Eagles clinch the MEAC championship and are heading to the Celebration Bowl after defeating Norfolk State, 48-14.
#EaglePride
🦅 (photo by Nick Sutton)
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NEVER KNOW WHO WILL BE IN THE NEST!!
#NCCU
men’s basketball head coach LeVelle Moton & legendary head coach Roy Williams pregame as the Eagles set to take on the Hornets of Delaware State.
#EaglePride
#EagleEra
@NCCU_MBB
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@UNC_Basketball
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NFL BOUND! Former
@NCCU_Football
offensive lineman Nick Leverett is signing an undrafted free agent contract with the Tampa Bay
@Buccaneers
. Congratulations!!!
#NCCU
#EaglePride
#EagleEra
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UPSET ALERT 🚨
@NCCUSoftball
stuns No. 24 North Carolina, beating the Tar Heels 3-1 to close out the regular season with 21 victories!
#EaglePride
#EagleEra
#NCCU
@MEACSports
@NCAAsoftball
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CONGRATS to
#NCCUBaseball
's Carter Williams for signing with the San Francisco Giants!
#EaglePride
#EagleEra
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THE NCCU EAGLES HAVE LANDED IN L.A.! The No. 17 (FCS)
@NCCU_Football
team arrives in Los Angeles in advance of playing No. 24 (FBS) UCLA on Saturday in the Rose Bowl.
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PLAYOFF BOUND!!! North Carolina Central University will make its first appearance in the NCAA Division I-FCS Playoffs on Saturday, Nov. 25, at Richmond. (2 p.m., ESPN+)
EAGLE PRIDE!!! 🦅🏈
#EaglePride
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#BeGREAT
@NCCU_Football
@MEACSports
@NCAA_FCS
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CONGRATS to former
@NCCU_Football
defensive back Mike Jones on signing an NFL contract with the New York Giants.
#NCCU
#EaglePride
#NCCUfootball
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IT'S OFFICIAL!!! NFL dream is now a reality, as
@NCCU_Football
linebacker Reggie Hunter signs his contract with Jacksonville Jaguars. (photo courtesy of
@Jaguars
)
Your dreams can come true at
#NCCU
!!!
#EaglePride
#HBCUGraduate
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8-year-old girl brings down the house during halftime dance contest at
#NCCU
- sponsored by Brigs Restaurant.
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MEAC CHAMPS!!!
#NCCUMBB
is going dancing into
#MarchMadness
after 71-63 win over Hampton.
#NCCU
#EaglePride
#WeSoar
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Rain delay again? How about a jousting match into a squat-off between
#NCCUBaseball
's Brad Mize and
@BCUDiamondCats
' Michael Deeb.
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NATIONALLY-RANKED!!!
Undefeated at 3-0,
@NCCU_Football
enters the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 poll at No. 25, the Eagles' first regular season national ranking since ending the 2016 season at No. 19.
@FCS_STATS
#EaglePride
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#EagleEra
@MEACSports
#NCCU
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SUPER BOWL CHAMPION!
Ryan Smith of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers is the first
#NCCU
Eagle to win a Super Bowl championship!
Congrats Ryan! Your
@NCCU
Family is so proud of you! Thank you for representing your alma mater with
#EaglePride
!
#EagleEra
#SBLV
@OhLawwwdy
@NCCU_Football
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BULLDOG’S LAST GAME! After 22 years of outstanding dedicated service at NCCU, George “Bulldog” Smith is retiring at the end of December.
Many thanks, Bulldog, for all you’ve done for NCCU and for the positive impact you’ve had in the lives of our student-athletes. Eagle Pride!
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#NCCU
Linebacker Reggie Hunter Signs NFL Contract with Jacksonville Jaguars
#NCCUfootball
#EaglePride
#WeSoar
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EAGLES WIN!!!! Inside the winning locker room at the Duke’s Mayo Classic. NCCU defeats NC A&T 28-13!
#EaglePride
🦅
@DukesMayoBowl
@MEACSports
@NCCU_Football
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EAGLE PRIDE!!!
Former
#NCCU
Eagles & current Tampa Bay Buccaneers Nick Leverett & Ryan Smith celebrate as NFC Champions! Next step: Super Bowl LV
@_BigNick74
@OhLawwwdy
@NCCU_Football
(photo courtesy of NCCU teammate
@carl_jones55
)
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CONGRATS to the NFC Champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers and former
#NCCU
Eagles Ryan Smith and Nick Leverett, who are heading to the Super Bowl.
#EaglePride
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#EagleEra
@NCCU_Football
@MEACSports
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#NCCU
CB Ryan Smith
@OhLawwwdy
selected in 4th round of
#NFLDraft
by
@TBBuccaneers
- CONGRATS RYAN!
#EaglePride
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MIC'D UP: Behind the scenes of
#NCCU
men’s basketball first official practice for the 2020-21 season. Watch
@NCCU_MBB
head coach LeVelle Moton get the 2019-20 MEAC Regular Season Champions ready for the upcoming season!
#EaglePride
#EagleEra
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CONGRATULATIONS to
#NCCUBaseball
's Corey Joyce for being drafted by the
@tigers
!! He's the second and earliest Eagle selected in the MLB Draft in program history!
#EaglePride
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🚨SCHOLARSHIP ALERT🚨
#NCCU
football All-MEAC defensive end Darius Royster, who graduated from
@NCCU
in May & is pursuing a second degree, is surprised with a full scholarship by
@NCCU_Football
head coach Trei Oliver.
#EaglePride
#EagleEra
#NCCUfootball
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That's a MAROON AND GRAY VICTORY!!!
@NCCU_Football
takes care of business to
#BEATNCAT
and win the Duke's Mayo Classic, 28-13!!!
#EaglePride
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It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Mike Wood, an
#NCCU
alumnus & broadcaster on the NCCU Sports Network. Mike adored his alma mater, exemplified
#EaglePride
& provided many years of volunteer service with
@NCCU
Athletics. He will be missed dearly.
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HISTORY!! Check out
#NCCUBaseball
's reaction to Austin Vernon throwing the FIRST No-Hitter in the modern era at NCCU!
#EaglePride
@NCAACWS
@NCCUBaseball
@BaseballAmerica
@espn
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TOO COOL! 😎
@NCCU_Football
team arrives at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta for the Cricket Celebration Bowl dinner.
#NCCUCB22
@CelebrationBowl
@MEACSports
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VICTORY DANCE!!!
The
#NCCU
Eagles are 2021 Cricket
@MEAC_SWAC
Challenge CHAMPIONS!!!
#EaglePride
#EagleEra
@MEACSports
@NCCU
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CONGRATS to
@Eagles
defensive coordinator & Super Bowl Champion Jim Schwartz, who got his first full-time coaching job at
#NCCU
in 1991, leading the defensive backs.
@NCCU_Football
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ROLEX!
@NCCU_Football
junior Khalil Baker gets fitted for a new Rolex watch as the recipient of the Aeneas Williams Award, presented to the HBCU defensive back of the year by the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame.
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IT'S OFFICIAL!
NCCU's Bryan Mills signs NFL contract with Seattle Seahawks.
Story:
#EaglePride
#EagleEra
#NCCU
@NCCU_Football
@bryanxmills
@MEACSports
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Special message from NFL All-Pro running back Todd Gurley!
Thank you
@TG3II
for coming out to
#NCCU
football practice!
#EaglePride
#EagleEra
@NCCU_Football
@MEACSports
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HISTORIC! For just the second time in
@MEACSports
history, the MEAC Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, Offensive Lineman of the Year, and Coach of the Year award winners are all from the same team - North Carolina Central University!
@NCCU_Football
#BeGREAT
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That’s a MAROON AND GRAY VICTORY!! See you tomorrow for the MEAC Championship as
#NCCUMBB
gets a 65-63 win to
#BEATNCAT
!!
#EaglePride
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THE EAGLES HAVE LANDED!
@NCCU_Football
has arrived in Atlanta for the Cricket Celebration Bowl. Thank you,
@Delta
!
#NCCUCB22
@CelebrationBowl
@MEACSports
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CONGRATS to former
@NCCU_Football
offensive lineman Nick Leverett, who was signed to the Tampa Bay
@Buccaneers
practice squad on Sunday!
#EaglePride
#EagleEra
#NCCU
#NCCUfootball
@_BigNick74
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SAD NEWS: Former
#NCCU
baseball student-athlete Dylan Drayton has died in motorcycle accident at age 23.
#RIPDylan
http://t.co/ZESKIGThsc
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#NCCUFootball
WR Sonnie Richardson showed off his moves on this 51-yard TD against Prairie View A&M!
#EaglePride
#EagleEra
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From one championship program to another, we’re with you! Let’s
#SurgeTogether
,
@NHLCanes
!
#NCCU
#EaglePride
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CONGRATULATIONS to the 38
#NCCU
student-athletes graduating today, including 12 first-generation college graduates.
#EaglePride
#EagleEra
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Denzel Washington played the role of Herman “Ike” Boone, the legendary ‘Remember The Titans’ coach who is an
@NCCU
alumnus & inductee in the
#NCCU
Athletics Hall of Fame.
#EaglePride
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That's a MAROON AND GRAY VICTORY!!
#NCCUBaseball
shuts out FAMU 5-0, and are the MEAC Southern Division Champions for the first time in program history!!
#EaglePride
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That's a MAROON AND GRAY VICTORY!!
#NCCUFootball
wins the
@MEAC_SWAC
Challenge, 23-14 over Alcorn State!
#EaglePride
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NCCU alum Ryan Smith
@OhLawwwdy
still making plays on special teams, now in NFL with Bucs.
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IT'S OFFICIAL:
#NCCU
announces alumnus Trei Oliver as Head Football Coach.
#EaglePride
#EagleEra
#NCCUfootball
@NCCU_Football
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#LetsGoCanes
! NCCU is sending some
#EaglePride
to you, from a distance! Bring the trophy back to North Carolina,
@Canes
!
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Rest In Peace Howell Brown. Thank you for touching our lives & uplifting us with your spirit.
ICYMI: 10-y/o Howell Brown is the newest -- and perhaps most excitable -- player on
#NCCU
.
http://t.co/JS7ijHKHi3
http://t.co/01tTAYFHKs
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REMEMBERING A TITAN:
#NCCU
Athletics Hall of Famer Herman "Ike" Boone, the high school football coach whose story inspired the hit movie Remember the Titans, starring Academy Award-winner Denzel Washington as Boone, passed away Wednesday at the age of 84.
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NCCU Athletics mourns the passing of Chancellor Saunders-White - a visionary leader who epitomized Eagle Pride & Eagle Excellence!
#RIPDSW
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EAGLES WIN!
@NCCU_Football
knocks off No. 25 New Hampshire, 45-27.
#NCCU
QB Davius Richard ran for 140 yards and a TD, and passed for 194 yards and 2 TD. Eagles improve to 3-0 on the season.
#EaglePride
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#EagleEra
@MEACSports
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TIME TO DANCE! Inside the locker room of the
@MEACSports
Tournament Champs!
#NCCUMBB
#NCCU
#EaglePride
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Another rushing TD by
#NCCU
quarterback Davius Richard provides the Eagles with a 30-16 lead over NC A&T in the 4th quarter.
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#NCCUMBB
head coach LeVelle Moton was in the building to
#SurgeTogether
with
@NHLCanes
and sounded the siren before the start of the second period during the Hurricanes' game three win!
#EaglePride
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LET’S GO CANES! The Carolina Hurricanes invited
#NCCU
head coach Trei Oliver to sound the siren on Tuesday night, as the
@Canes
honored
@CoachTOliver
and the
@NCCU_Football
team as HBCU national champions. BTW, the Canes rallied from a 3-goal deficit to win in OT.
#LetsGoCanes
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FIRST APPEARANCE IN FCS TOP 10!
@NCCU_Football
climbs into the top 10 for the first time as a NCAA Division I program, as the Eagles moved up to No. 9 in the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) FCS Top 25 poll.
(photo by Israel Anta/Cumberland Photos)
@WeAreAFCA
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FINAL: NDSU 78-74
#NCCUMBB
The Eagles took the game right to the wire, and once again represented the Bull City as well. As always, with
#EaglePride
.
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CONGRATULATIONS to the North Carolina Central University football team on winning the Cricket Celebration Bowl Championship!
Let's honor our team by giving to support Athletic Scholarships!
GIVE TO NCCU:
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BACK TO BACK! 🦅
Coach Oliver has been named the MEAC COACH of the YEAR, 2 years in a row.
#NCCUFB
#MEAC
#BeGreat
#CultureOverScheme
#EaglePrideAmplified
#BacktoBack
@NCCU_Football
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For the fourth time in the last seven seasons,
#NCCUMBB
is your Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Regular Season Champion!
#EaglePride
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In Case You Missed It: Here's
#NCCUMBB
freshman Jordan Perkins' ridiculous breakaway crossover from Saturday!
@TheUndefeated
#UndefeatedTop10
#EaglePride
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It’s official! 🦅➡️🐯
CONGRATS to
#NCCUBaseball
’s Corey Joyce for signing his first professional contract with the
@tigers
organization!
[Photo:
@KHGSports
]
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EAGLES WIN!!!!! No. 13
@NCCU_Football
outlasts Campbell 49-48 in overtime! Latrell Collier (pictured) celebrates after scoring a touchdown in OT. (photo by Doug Burt)
Final Stats:
@MEACSports
@NCAA_FCS
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HISTORY MADE! Ryan Smith of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers is the 3rd Eagle in
#NCCU
history to play in a Super Bowl.
Smith joins Richard Sligh (Raiders/SB II) & Louis Breeden (Bengals/SB XVI) in the
@NCCU
football records book.
#EaglePride
|
#EagleEra
#SBLV
@OhLawwwdy
@NCCU_Football
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THINK ABOUT THIS...
#NCCUMBB
lost all 5 starters from last year's conference championship team & the Eagles just repeated as
@MEACSports
Champs! Remarkable job by
@LeVelleMoton
& staff.
#NCCU
#EaglePride
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CONGRATS to the 37 student-athletes graduating from
@NCCU
this weekend. Thank you for all you have done & will continue to do for
#NCCU
.
#EaglePride
!!!
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That's a MAROON AND GRAY VICTORY!!
@NCCU_Football
knocks off
#25
UNH, 45-27, with help from 401 yards of offense!!
#EaglePride
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Second-longest pass play in
#NCCUfootball
history, as QB Chauncey Caldwell connects with TE Sherman McLeod for a 93-yard TD.
#NCCU
19, NSU 0. (8:50, 3Q)
#EagleEra
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SUPER BOWL CHAMPION RYAN SMITH returned to The Nest to donate his Tampa Bay jersey to
#NCCU
.
#EaglePride
@OhLawwwdy
@NCCU_Football
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EAGLES WIN!!!
@NCCU_Football
defeats Howard 28-6 for its 8th straight win over the Bison. Up next,
#NCCU
hosts Norfolk State for homecoming on Nov. 9 at 2pm.
#EaglePride
#EagleEra
#NCCUfootball
@MEACSports
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COACH OF THE YEAR!
@NCCU_Football
's Trei Oliver voted MEAC Football Coach of the Year!
Story:
#EaglePride
|
#EagleEra
@CoachTOliver
@MEACSports
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From
#NCCU
➡️Tampa Bay. Congratulations to former
@NCCU_Football
OL Nick Leverett!
• Started every game
• 3x All-MEAC Team
• 2x Graded team’s best on blocking assignments
• Voted on 2018 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team
#EaglePride
#EagleEra
@_BigNick74
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NFL DRAFT: Sports Illustrated lists
#NCCU
senior Bryan Mills as the No. 6 cornerback in the 2021 NFL Draft class as a projected second-round pick.
Details at
#EaglePride
|
#EagleEra
@bryanxmills
@NCCU_Football
@MEACSports
#NCCUfootball
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That winning feeling! Congrats
@USABasketball
,
#FIBAU19
Basketball World Cup 2019 Champions 🏀🌍🏆👏
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That's a MAROON AND GRAY VICTORY!!
#NCCUMBB
gets past MSU 79-70, and the Eagles will face Hampton tomorrow at 1 for the championship!
#EaglePride
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EAGLES WIN!
@NCCU_Football
opens MEAC play with a 27-17 victory over Morgan State.
#NCCU
amasses 330 rushing yards & intercepts 3 passes.
#EaglePride
#NCCUfootball
#EagleEra
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That NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP feeling!
@NCCU_Football
@CelebrationBowl
(ESPN Events photo)
#EaglePride
|
#EagleEra
@MEACSports
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🏆IT’S OFFICIAL! CONGRATS to
#NCCUMBB
’s Jibri Blount for being named MEAC Player of the Year! He’s the third Eagle to win the award in the Division I era!
#EaglePride
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FINAL OUT & CELEBRATION:
@NCCUSoftball
knocks off North Carolina (ranked No. 24 by Softball America) 3-1 in Tuesday’s regular-season finale for a DI era, program-best 21st win of the season
#EaglePride
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