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  Quarterback Davius Richard ran for 97 yards and two touchdowns, including a 1-yard scoring plunge in overtime, and North Carolina Central beat Jackson State 41-34 in Saturday's Celebration Bowl to spoil coach Deion Sanders' bid for an undefeated season in his final game with the Tigers. The Eagles' defense made a goal-line stand on Jackson State's first overtime possession to preserve the win. Tight end Hayden Hagler's drop on third down from the 1 set up an incompletion by Jackson State quarterback Shedeur Sanders to end the game regarded as the championship of teams from historically Black college and universities. Sanders' 19-yard touchdown pass to Travis Hunter as time expired in regulation set up Alejandro Mata's tying extra point to send the game to overtime. It was the fourth scoring pass of the game for Sanders, who also ran for a score.

Jackson State (12-1) was denied its bid for the first undefeated season in school history. Coach Deion Sanders is taking over the football program at Colorado, but wanted to finish the season with his Tigers first. Shedeur Sanders will accompany his father to Boulder. The win by N.C. Central (10-2) gave the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference a 6-1 edge over teams from the Southwestern Athletic Conference in the Celebration Bowl. Latrell Collier's 7-yard scoring run with 4:31 remaining gave NCCU the lead. The Tigers answered with a 15-play drive that included Sanders' 10-yard, fourth-down pass to T.J. Martin. Richard passed for 177 yards with a touchdown and ran for 97 yards and two scores. Richard showed his versatility on a three-yard drive for game's first touchdown. Richard had a 21-yard run, a 30-yard catch on a trick play and a 5-yard scoring run that gave the Eagles a 10-0 lead. - NC Central/AP College Football


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  2022 MEAC OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR: Robert Mitchell, North Carolina Central,...Mitchell anchored an Eagles' offensive line that helped North Carolina Central lead the MEAC in total offense (442.0 yards per game) and scoring offense (38.4 points per game) this season. The Eagles also had the conference's top rushing offense, averaging 204.6 yards per game, and the top passing offense with 237.4. yards per game. Additionally, Mitchell's efforts help North Carolina Central lead the nation in third-down conversions. - MEAC Football

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  NOV 21 MEAC FOOTBALL OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: North Carolina Central senior Robert Mitchell (OL, 6-3, 305, Sr., Millsboro, Del.) graded out at 95% against Tennessee Tech, playing a pivotal part in the Eagles' offense collecting a total of 359 yards (including 216 on the ground). He tallied 11 pancake blocks to end the day. - MEAC Football

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  NOV 21 MEAC FOOTBALL SPECIALIST OF THE WEEK: North Carolina Central junior kicker Adrian Olivo (K, 5-10, 185, Jr., Plant City, Fla.) made all three of his field goal attempts, including a 36-yard game-winning field goal as time expired, as the No. 25 Eagles captured a road victory over Tennessee Tech to improve to 9-2 on the season. - MEAC Football

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  Adrian Olivo's 36-yard field goal as time expired lifted North Carolina Central to a 22-20 victory over Tennessee Tech in a non-league regular season finale on Saturday. Tennessee Tech (4-7) took a 20-19 lead on Jeremiah Oatsvall's 1-yard run with 2:43 remaining in the fourth quarter. The Golden Eagles' two-point conversion try was no good. North Carolina Central (9-2) started at its own 28-yard line on what would be the game's final drive. The Eagles made four first downs - converting once on fourth down - and reached the Tennessee Tech 19-yard line. With time running out, Olivo made his third field goal of the game. Latrell Collier had 130 yards rushing for North Carolina Central, the MEAC co-champion. Howard defeated Morgan State 35-6 on Saturday to tie the Eagles for the conference title, but North Carolina Central owns the tiebreaker. - North Carolina Central/AP College Football

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  NOV 14 MEAC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: North Carolina Central junior quarterback Davius Richard (QB, 6-3, 215, Jr., Belle Glade, Fla.) racked up 398 yards of total offense on his own in the Eagles' win at Norfolk State, giving them a share of the MEAC title and a berth to the Cricket Celebration Bowl. Richard passed for 374 yards and four touchdowns against the Spartans, while also rushing for a score - marking the third time this season Richard has accounted for at least five touchdowns. - MEAC Football

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  Davius Richard threw for a season-high 347 yards and four touchdowns and ran for another score and North Carolina Central beat Norfolk State 48-14 on Saturday. Otto Kuhns' 10-yard scoring run gave Norfolk State a 7-0 lead on its first drive of the game which lasted 10 plays and covered 73 yards. Later, in the second quarter, North Carolina Central (8-2, 4-1 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) proceeded to blow it open scoring touchdowns on all four of its drives. Latrell Collier ran it in from the 1 to knot the score, then, in a six-minute span, Richard threw a 24-yard scoring pass to J'mari Taylor, 23 yards to Collier and 1 yard to Joaquin Davis with the last coming five seconds before halftime. Kuhns threw for 90 yards and a score and ran for 87 yards and a touchdown for the Spartans (1-9, 1-3). - North Carolina Central/AP College Football

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  NOV 7 MEAC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: North Carolina Central junior quarterback Davius Richard (QB, 6-3, 215, Jr., Belle Glade, Fla.) racked up 385 yards of total offense and accounted for five touchdowns in the Eagles' Homecoming win over Howard. He needed just 13 completions to record 281 yards through the air, throwing three touchdown passes, while also rushing seven times for 104 yards and two scores. Two of his three touchdown passes went for at least 64 yards. - MEAC Football

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  NOV 7 MEAC SPECIALIST OF THE WEEK: North Carolina Central junior kicker Adrian Olivo (PK, 5-10, 185, Jr., Plant City, Fla.) was a perfect 6-for-6 on extra points against Howard, while also nailing both field goal attempts: a 36-yarder and then a career-long 43, accounting for 12 of the Eagles' 50 points in the Homecoming win. - MEAC Football

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  NOV 7 MEAC OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: North Carolina Central redshirt senior Xi Simpson (OG, 6-2, 290, r-Sr., Chester, S.C.) graded out at 88% in helping the Eagles amass 497 yards of total offense and record their third 50-point scoring effort of the season. He recorded two pancake blocks and helped North Carolina Central average 7.6 yards per play on offense. - MEAC Football

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  OCT 31 MEAC CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: North Carolina Central junior quarterback Davius Richard (QB, 6-3, 215, Jr., Belle Glade, Fla.) amassed 349 yards of total offense and three touchdowns against Delaware State. He rushed for 77 yards, ending a run in the end zone. He also recorded two touchdowns through the air, including a late 25-yard score with 56 seconds left, closing the day with 19 completions out of 27 attempts for 272 yards. - MEAC Football

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  NOV 7 FEDEX GROUND FCS NATIONAL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Davius Richard, North Carolina Central, QB, Jr., 6-3, 215, Belle Glade, Florida,...While earning MEAC offensive player of the week for the sixth time this season, Richard moved the Eagles into first place with a 50-21, Homecoming Day win over Howard. He passed for 281 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns. The big performance raised him to 31 total touchdowns (20 passing, 11 rushing) during the Eagles' 7-2 season.

Honorable Mention: Jermaine Corbett, RB, Stonehill; Ailym Ford, RB, Chattanooga; Michael Hiers, QB, Samford; Nolan Henderson, QB, Delaware; Geno Hess, RB, Southeast Missouri; Rickie Johnson, WR, Utah Tech; Derrel Kelley III, RB, Tarleton; Billy Lucas, RB, Duquesne; RJ Martinez, QB, Northern Arizona; Nick Ostmo, RB, Montana; Lindsey Scott Jr., QB, UIW; Jaden Shirden, RB, Monmouth; Maurice Washington, RB, Grambling State; Sy'Veon Wilkerson, RB, Jackson State. - STATS FCS Football


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  Davius Richard accounted for 385 total yards and five touchdowns and North Carolina Central controlled Howard from the outset for a 50-21 win on Saturday. Richard threw for 281 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 104 yards and two touchdowns. His first throw of the game resulted in a 73-yard touchdown to E.J. Hicks, who caught four passes for 108 yards. Richard is now the third player in North Carolina Central (7-2, 3-1) history to account for 7,000 total yards from scrimmage. The teams entered as the top scoring teams in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, with NCCU averaging 37.8 points and Howard 28.4 points, as well as the conference's top passers. Richard entered tops in the MEAC with 214.4 yards passing per game, while Howard (3-6, 2-1) signal caller Quinton Williams ranked second with 208.1 yards per contest. The Eagles' defense was up to the challenge, however, and limited Williams to 105 yards passing and picking him off twice. - AP College Football

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  Davius Richard's second touchdown pass of the game, 25 yards to E.J. Hicks with less than a minute to go, lifted North Carolina Central to a 28-21 victory over Delaware State on Saturday. Richards completed 19 of 27 passes for 272 yards with the two touchdowns and was intercepted twice. C.J. Henry's 44-yard touchdown pass to Rahkeem Smith gave Delaware State a 21-20 lead in the third quarter that stood up until Richards's pass to Hicks with 56 seconds remaining. The Eagles (6-2, 2-1 MEAC) added a 2-point conversion for the final margin. Smith scored all three touchdowns for the Hornets, getting a 10-yard reception in the second quarter and 48-yard run early in the third. He had a total of 102 yards from scrimmage. Henry was 19-of-28 passing for 255 yards with two touchdowns for the Hornets (4-4, 1-2). Latrell Collier had 89 yards rushing for North Carolina Central. - AP College Football

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  OCT 17 MEAC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: North Carolina Central junior quarterback Davius Richard (QB, 6-3, 215, Jr., Belle Glade, Fla.) accounted for a career-best six touchdowns in the Eagles' nationally-televised win over Morgan State this past Thursday, throwing four touchdowns and rushing for two more. He was 17-for-24 through the air for 217 yards in just three quarters of action, while also rushing nine times for 66 yards - 7.3 yards per carry. - MEAC Football

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