Wednesday, September 7, 2016

UNC Pembroke has dominated Fayetteville State in Two Rivers Classic

PEMBROKE, North Carolina -- In some of his first meetings with Fayetteville State alumni after being introduced as the Broncos head football coach, Richard Hayes kept hearing the same message.

Please, beat UNC Pembroke.
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"Everybody wants this one," Hayes said.



When UNCP started its football program nearly a decade ago, it made sense to start a series with the region's other Division II program. So in 2009, UNCP and Fayetteville State met for the first Two Rivers Classic.

Since then, the game has been positioned as a rivalry. But the results haven't quite lived up to it.

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