NCCU Eagles continue upgrading

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This season, as they face nine FCS opponents, NCCU athletic director Ingrid Wicker-McCree said the school has negotiated -- not counting gate proceeds -- guaranteed revenues of $300,000, which includes a game against Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, Calif., that will pay $135,000. It's a revenue stream generated by the toughest schedule in school history. The Eagles host Fayetteville State in their season-opener on Sunday.

They play four games at home and seven on the road, where they travel to five states, including California for the first time since Nov. 27, 1988. Still, the Eagles could claim a school-record fifth consecutive winning season. But it will be a challenge, with the Eagles (who finished last season 6-4 overall with one victory over a Division I team) facing three FCS teams ranked in national preseason polls, including James Madison (Sept. 6) and Cal Poly (Nov. 8). JMU will pay the Eagles $75,000 for participating in that second-week contest.

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