Saturday, August 20, 2011

NCCU Eagles break camp after scrimmage

DURHAM, N.C. — It’s getting close. Less that two weeks to go until the N.C. Central Eagles open their football season at Rutgers, and NCCU coach Henry Frazier III believes his young men are right where they need to be. “I think we’re ready to roll on all phases,” Frazier said. “If we played a game, I think we’re ready.”

The Eagles broke training camp Friday and will rest today and Sunday before getting back to work Monday, the first day of classes, in preparation for the Sept. 1 matchup against the Scarlet Knights. Frazier wanted to see his guys scrimmage one more time before giving them a couple of days off.



NCCU fifth-year senior quarterback Michael Johnson had the first crack at running the offense, moving the squad downfield against the first-team defense. Johnson got the offense to the red zone at O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium but came up short of the end zone.

Then redshirt sophomore quarterback Jordan Reid took...

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