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SEPT 20 MEAC SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: North Carolina Central's Adrian Olivo (K, 5-10, 160, So., Plant City, Fla.) kicked a pair of field goals in helping the Eagles come back for the win against Winston-Salem State, including a career-long 43-yarder in the third quarter. - Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Football

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K Adrian Olivo, North Carolina Central
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09/28/21 - Juan Velarde, Sr/2025, North Carolina Central, 5-10, 200 (DS#999 P) + More +

SEPT 13 MEAC SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: North Carolina Central's Juan Velarde (P, 5-10, 180, Fr., Anderson, S.C.) averaged 43.8 yards per punt, recording three punts of more than 50 yards, including a long of 54 yards. He had one kick inside the 20-yard line. - MEAC Football

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P Juan Velarde, North Carolina Central
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09/19/21 - Latrell Collier, rSr/2024, North Carolina Central, 5-09, 197 (DS#86 RB) + More +

Latrell Collier rushed for a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns as North Carolina Central rallied to defeat Division II Winston-Salem State 20-13 in a Saturday night comeback before 10,918 in its first home game in 672 days. Collier burst over the left side from the 2, scoring the game-winner with 1:41 left on the clock. N.C. Central held Winston-Salem without a first down and took over on downs with under a minute left. Four seconds into the fourth quarter, Collier had barreled over the middle from the one to knot the score at 13-13. Winston-Salem had taken a 13-6 lead into the final period on a pair of Jobanni Esparza field goals and a 19-yard touchdown pass from Cameron Lewis to Antjuan Collins. The Eagles previous home game was on Nov. 16, 2019, against S.C. State. - AP College Football

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RB Latrell Collier, North Carolina Central
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08/28/21 - Brandon Codrington, rSr/2024, North Carolina Central, 5-08, 176 (DS#80 CB) + More +

Brandon Codrington took a fourth-quarter punt on one bounce then left everyone behind with a 77-yard return and North Carolina Central opened the season with a 23-14 victory over Alcorn State on Saturday. The victory was Eagles' first over the Braves in their six-game series history. Both teams were playing for the first time since the end of the 2019 season. The Eagles fell behind 7-0 after their first three drives ended in punts. But they found their footing, scoring on four of their next five possessions, including a pair of touchdown runs by Davius Richard and Adrian Olivo's field goal before Codrington's punt return. The one nonscoring possession during that run ended with a fumble which led to Alcorn State's second touchdown. Richard threw for 184 yards and rushed for 64. Alcorn State's Felix Harper threw two touchdown passes and Stadford Anderson rushed for 128 yards on 11 carries. - AP/North Carolina Central Football

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CB Brandon Codrington, North Carolina Central
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08/20/21 - OrTre Smith, rSr/2023, North Carolina Central, 6-3, 222 (DS#999 WR) + More +

OrTre Smith is ready for his true sophomore year at South Carolina. If he had to wait three years to get here, that's just the hand he was dealt. "I feel great. Knee is great," said Smith, who was an Army All-American coming out of Wando High School in 2017. "My knee situation, that's over with now. I feel completely fine. The little year and a half, that was just something I had to go through. I'm past that." That was Smith catching a pass between a corner and a linebacker at practice the other day, then turning upfield, no knee brace in sight. His body looked slimmer, his speed strong.

Some of the newcomers at practice asked who that was. Smith's name was pointed to, along with his "redshirt senior" designation. Yes, that's correct. Smith has been at USC for five years, and he's just now completely ready to play his true second season. The first time he tried a balky knee sent him down a path he is happy to revisit, but only to illustrate how far he's come. "When I got my knee injury my sophomore year, I wasn't thinking a long-term thing. It was, 'OK, I'm hurt, I've been hurt before, I'll be fine next year," Smith said. "My junior year, that's when everything kind of hit me. I couldn't play like I used to play. I never thought about quitting at all. But it weighed on me." - The Post and Courier

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WR OrTre Smith, North Carolina Central
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04/09/21 - OrTre Smith, rSr/2023, North Carolina Central, 6-3, 222 (DS#999 WR) + More +

What if he could get back to the form he had as a freshman, when he started 10 games, caught 30 passes and scored three touchdowns? What if he and his 6-4, 227-pound frame could supply the Gamecocks with a sorely needed receiver, since they're really starting over at quarterback and their most dependable returning pass-catcher is a tight end? "I feel like OrTre stepped to the plate as we know he could," said cornerback Cam Smith, who often draws the assignment of covering Smith in practice. "He's making great strides to be the No. 1 receiver here." OrTre Smith has certainly looked good thus far, no extra wraps or braces on his knee and a hulking presence in the receiver group. A strong work ethic and unshakeable belief in himself wouldn't let him leave this opportunity on the table. "I've been having flashes in my head of what I can really do if I'm 100 percent healthy. I know what I can do. You guys haven't seen it," Smith declared. "I had a little flash my freshman year. Me personally, I know I could be the best to ever do it if I stay healthy and get in shape." There's that phrase again. "If I stay healthy." The knee limited him to two games in 2018 and while he played in nine games the next year, he wasn't the same. Then he was gone for 2020, meaning Smith hasn't actually played since Nov. 30, 2019. - The Post and Courier

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WR OrTre Smith, North Carolina Central
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01/21/21 - Isaiah Totten, rSr/2022, North Carolina Central, 5-09, 189 (DS#130 RB) + More +

North Carolina Central says it will opt out of a spring football season due to concerns about health and safety amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The school announced the decision Thursday, saying the team would have spring practices to prepare for a fall season. The Eagles are part of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference in the Championship Subdivision, which delayed its football season until spring amid the pandemic. - AP College Football

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RB Isaiah Totten, North Carolina Central
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09/06/20 - Bryan Mills, Sr/2021, North Carolina Central, 6-1, 174 (DS#33 CB) + More +

2021 SENIOR BOWL WATCH LIST: Bryan Mills, North Carolina Central,...during his junior campaign in 2019, the cornerback tied the NCCU record for interceptions in a game with three picks, including two on throws to the end zone to prevent touchdowns, at Morgan State on Sept. 28, earning recognition as MEAC Defensive Player of the Week, BOXTOROW National Player of the Week and STATS FCS National Defensive Player of the Week. Mills also grabbed the game-saving, walk-off interception inside the 5-yard line against Delaware State on Oct. 26. - North Carolina Central Football

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CB Bryan Mills, North Carolina Central
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09/05/20 - OrTre Smith, rSr/2023, North Carolina Central, 6-3, 222 (DS#999 WR) + More +

Will Muschamp mentioned it last week. Redshirt junior OrTre Smith, a Mount Pleasant native and Wando High alum, wasn't having problems with the balky knee that's affected his last two seasons but "had a little bit of an issue." The issue was concerns about coronavirus. Muschamp announced on his call-in show on Thursday that Smith will opt out of the season. It's been a checkered path for Smith, who burst onto the scene in 2017 with 30 catches and three touchdowns while starting 10 of 13 games. He only got into two games in 2018 before a chronically dislocating kneecap (a genetic condition) ended his season.

He was limited in 2019 while recovering and caught nine passes with a touchdown in nine games. Expected to have the chance to really step forward in a receiver room with only one known producer - senior Shi Smith - OrTre Smith will instead take a season away. His scholarship will remain intact and because the NCAA is allowing every player to have 2020 as a year that doesn't use eligibility, Smith can still have two seasons of football if he wants to use them. - The Post and Courier

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WR OrTre Smith, North Carolina Central
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07/29/20 - Bryan Mills, Sr/2021, North Carolina Central, 6-1, 174 (DS#33 CB) + More +

2020 PHIL STEELE/DRAFTSCOUT MEAC PRESEASON DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: CB Bryan Mills, North Carolina Central, Sr.,...Mills was voted First Team All-MEAC in 2019...Announced to AFCA FCS Coaches' All-America Team (Second Team)...Selected to Phil Steele All-MEAC Team (First Team)...Topped MEAC with five interceptions...Ranked second in league with 13 passes defended (5 interceptions, 8 pass break-ups)...Tied NCCU record for interceptions in a game with three picks, including two on throws to the end zone to prevent touchdowns, while adding two solo tackles at Morgan State (Sept. 28)...Accounted for 22 tackles (17 solo), including an assisted sack. - North Carolina Central Football

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CB Bryan Mills, North Carolina Central
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07/28/20 - Bryan Mills, Sr/2021, North Carolina Central, 6-1, 174 (DS#33 CB) + More +

2020 PHIL STEELE/DRAFTSCOUT PRESEASON ALL-FCS FIRST TEAM: DB Bryan Mills, North Carolina Central, Sr.,...Mills led the conference with five interceptions, and ranked second in the MEAC with 13 passes defended. He also accounted for 22 tackles. - North Carolina Central Football

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CB Bryan Mills, North Carolina Central
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01/14/20 - Bryan Mills, Sr/2021, North Carolina Central, 6-1, 174 (DS#33 CB) + More +

2019 AFCA FCS COACHES' SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICAN: DB Bryan Mills, Jr., North Carolina Central,...A native of Palmdale, California, Mills was voted as a First Team All-MEAC honoree and selected to the BOXTOROW All-America Team in his first season at NCCU after transferring from the College of Canyons. He joins the AFCA FCS Coaches' All-America Team as a second-team member. Mills led the conference with five interceptions, and ranked second in the MEAC with 13 passes defended. He also accounted for 22 tackles. The junior cornerback tied the NCCU record for interceptions in a game with three picks, including two on throws to the end zone to prevent touchdowns, at Morgan State on Sept. 28, earning recognition as MEAC Defensive Player of the Week, BOXTOROW National Player of the Week and STATS FCS National Defensive Player of the Week. Mills also grabbed the gave-saving, walk-off interception inside the 5-yard line against Delaware State on Oct. 26. - North Carolina Central Football

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CB Bryan Mills, North Carolina Central
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12/28/19 - Darius Royster, rSr/2020, North Carolina Central, 6-2, 215 (DS#107 OLB) + More +

2019 ALL-MEAC FIRST TEAM (COACHES): DL Darius Royster, r-Sr., North Carolina Central,...Royster (Chesapeake, Va.) topped the MEAC with 16.0 tackles for a loss, 9.0 sacks and three forced fumbles, and ranked ninth in the league with 75 tackles as the only defensive lineman positioned in the top-20. His 9.0 sacks (7 solo/4 assisted) are more than any other NCCU Eagle in the past 35 years, and his 75 tackles are the most among NCCU defensive linemen in 25 years. - North Carolina Central Football

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OLB Darius Royster, North Carolina Central
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12/28/19 - Isaiah Totten, rSr/2022, North Carolina Central, 5-09, 189 (DS#130 RB) + More +

2019 ALL-MEAC FIRST TEAM (COACHES): RB Isaiah Totten, r-Jr., North Carolina Central,...Totten (Apex, N.C.), who returns to the All-MEAC First Team after receiving All-MEAC Second-Team recognition as a redshirt freshman in 2017, ran for 636 yards and three touchdowns, averaging 4.0 yards per carry, to become just the eighth Eagle in school history to amass 2,000 career rushing yards. He currently ranks seventh on NCCU's all-time rushing list with 2,122 yards, averaging 5.0 yards per run with 15 touchdowns. Totten also caught 11 passes for 46 yards this year. - North Carolina Central Football

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RB Isaiah Totten, North Carolina Central
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12/28/19 - Bryan Mills, Sr/2021, North Carolina Central, 6-1, 174 (DS#33 CB) + More +

2019 ALL-MEAC FIRST TEAM (COACHES): DB Bryan Mills, Jr., North Carolina Central,...Mills (Palmdale, Calif.) led the conference with five interceptions, and ranked second in the MEAC with 13 passes defended. He tied the NCCU record for interceptions in a game with three picks at Morgan State on Sept. 28. Mills also accounted for 22 tackles. - North Carolina Central Football

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CB Bryan Mills, North Carolina Central
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