Backup Kylil Carter threw two touchdown passes in the fourth quarter, Timadre Abram intercepted a pass in the end zone as time expired and North Carolina A&T upset East Carolina 28-23 on Sunday for its 14th straight victory.
North Carolina A&T and East Carolina's season-opening football game was postponed by one day because of two lightning delays on Saturday.
North Carolina A&T is opening the 2018 season with a chip on its collective shoulder even after posting the only unbeaten record in the FCS last season.
Rod Broadway is retiring after leading North Carolina A&T to an undefeated season, which culminated in a victory in the Celebration Bowl. Sam Washington has been named the Aggies' new head coach.
This week on the Rhoden Fellows podcast, Bill and the Fellows debrief about the Celebration Bowl with Senior News Editor, John X. Miller. We break down everything from the players - like Devante Kincaid, Brandon Parker, Lamar Reynard - to the promotion for the event in Atlanta.
Lamar Raynard scored on a 1-yard sneak with 38 seconds left and unbeaten North Carolina A&T won its second Celebration Bowl in three years, defeating Grambling State 21-14 on Saturday.
On this week's episode of the Rhoden Fellows podcast, Bill talks about the upcoming Celebration Bowl in Atlanta with the Bowl's Executive Director, John T. Grant, and North Carolina A&T's Sports Information Director, Brian Holloway. Then he and the Fellows speak with Isaiah Johnson - actor in "Hamilton" and "The Color Purple."
| TEAM | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| North Carolina A&T | 0-0 | 3-0 |
| Bethune-Cookman | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Norfolk State | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Florida A&M | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| North Carolina Central | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Howard | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Savannah State | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Delaware State | 0-0 | 0-3 |
| Morgan State | 0-0 | 0-3 |
| South Carolina State | 0-0 | 0-2 |
