DURHAM, North Carolina -- One season ago, the Charlotte 49ers were 2-0 after beating a pair of over-matched opponents.
Then came N.C. Central. The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference's Eagles beat the 49ers 40-13 the following week, handing Charlotte its first loss in program history and giving the 49ers a taste of what Division I football really is like.
The scenario is similar this week. Charlotte has won its first two games --- against non-scholarship Campbell (33-9) and Division II Johnson C. Smith (56-0) --- with Saturday's game at N.C. Central (1-1) looming.
"We're a year older, our guys are another year more mature," 49ers coach Brad Lambert said Tuesday. "We were coming off two wins last year and playing our first full-scholarship (Football Championship Subdivision) team and were stepping up another level. That's no different this week."
There were plenty of lessons to be learned for the ..
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