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Official account of North Carolina Central University Athletics. 15 sports teams compete on the NCAA Division I (FCS) level as members of the MEAC.
Durham, North Carolina (USA)
Joined May 2009
#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 x @UNC_Basketball
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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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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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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 | #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 | #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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#NCCU CB Ryan Smith @OhLawwwdy selected in 4th round of #NFLDraft by @TBBuccaneers - CONGRATS RYAN! #EaglePride
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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 | #EagleEra @NCCU_Football @MEACSports
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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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🚨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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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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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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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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VICTORY DANCE!!!.The #NCCU Eagles are 2021 Cricket @MEAC_SWAC Challenge CHAMPIONS!!! #EaglePride #EagleEra @MEACSports @NCCU
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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!! #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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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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IT'S OFFICIAL: #NCCU announces alumnus Trei Oliver as Head Football Coach. #EaglePride #EagleEra #NCCUfootball @NCCU_Football
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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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#LetsGoCanes! NCCU is sending some #EaglePride to you, from a distance! Bring the trophy back to North Carolina, @Canes!
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North Carolina Central University mourns the loss of football student-athlete Terrance Howard, who passed away on August 1, 2024, at the age of 19. Please keep his family, friends, teammates, coaches, and all impacted by him in your thoughts and prayers.
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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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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 | #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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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The EAGLES have WON the Eagle-Aggie Challenge! 🦅. #CultueOverScheme #BeGreat #NCCUFootball #EaglePride #EagleAggieClassic
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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'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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