BOXTOROW Podcast: Aggie-Eagle Talk

This is our first BOXTOROW Podcast and it features a conversation with Durham Herald-Sun reporter Jonas Pope, IV who covers the NCCU Eagles for the paper. He talks with host Donal Ware about the Aggie-Eagle battle and what to expect from both teams.

News and Notes from Week 11: Aggie-Eagle Showdown, D2 Playoffs, SIAC championship

Both North Carolina A&T and North Carolina Central handled business as expected Saturday, the Aggies defeating Delaware State 45-14 and the Eagles defeating Howard 30-21. The win for both sets up the game that everyone has been anticipating all year between the Aggies and the Eagles in Durham on Saturday for the outright MEAC championship. 

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What is Aggie-Eagle?

The Aggie-Eagle rivalry is one of the biggest in college football.  This year the  game will determine who wins the MEAC championship outright. We take a look at the two participants, North Carolina A&T and North Carolina Central, the history of the rivalry, the old Aggie-Eagle Classic and the MEAC championship being decided in North

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News and Notes from Week 10: Tuskegee/Albany State disagreement further hurts SIAC

boxtorow.com For the first time in three seasons, the Miles/Tuskegee game had no bearing on who would represent the SIAC Western Division in the SIAC championship game. (The game was played at Birmingham’s Legion Field in front of 19,386.  Tuskegee won 13-10.)  That’s because Kentucky State wrapped up the title two weeks ago with a

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News and Notes Week 9: When the North (East) is in the House you should come equipped

[insert_php] /* hide author info except on post */ if (is_single()) { echo “boxtorow.com”; } [/insert_php] The CIAA Northern Division title and the right to play in the CIAA championship game will be settled Saturday in Bowie, Md. Sort of. Defending North champions Bowie State (6-3, 5-1) will host a surging Elizabeth City State (5-4,

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