It's road-trip time for area teams, but NCCU won't go far

 

DURHAM, North Carolina - It’s Week 2 of the college football season, and unfortunately for Triangle-area fans all the local Division I teams are on the road today.

Fortunately for road-trippers, a couple of them are not too far away. At 7 p.m. N.C. Central (1-0), which drubbed former CIAA foe Fayetteville State 54-31 in its opener, will be at Elon in the only non-conference FCS game for both teams. NCCU trails Elon 8-3 in the all-time series, including a 23-22 heartbreaker at O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium last year.

Matt Goggans was solid in his NCCU debut at quarterback, completing 15 of 26 for 223 yards and a touchdown without an interception. Geo Irvine caught Goggans’ 20-yard TD pass and scored on a 31-yard punt return.

Elon quarterback Thomas Wilson completed 13 of 27 for 99 yards and was intercepted twice against the Tar Heels.

“I thought we played extremely hard (against FSU),” NCCU coach Henry Frazier said...

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