NCCU Eagles: A new hill to climb for Frazier

DURHAM, N.C. -- Hills: Henry Frazier III knows a few things about hills.

He learned how to win from the high school coach who made him run up the hill behind the field, over and over again, and he never forgot, becoming a winning quarterback at Bowie State and a winning coach there.

He climbed what may the biggest hill in all of college football, making a winner out of Prairie View A&M. The Panthers, famous for an NCAA-record 80-game losing streak, hadn't had a winning season in 31 years. Frazier needed only four to do it.


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Now Frazier faces a new challenge: seeing how far he can take N.C. Central in Division I and the MEAC. The Eagles have a long tradition of success in Division II, but this is a whole new ballgame.

FRAZIER ANNOUNCES NCCU FOOTBALL COACHING STAFF

DURHAM, N.C. (www.NCCUEaglePride.com) – Henry Frazier III, who was named North Carolina Central University’s new head football coach on Dec. 16, has announced his coaching staff.

Among the 10 assistant coaches, four rejoin Frazier from his prior coaching position at Prairie View A&M University, including Dwayne Foster (Assistant Head Coach/Recruiting Coordinator/Offensive Line), Michael Bryant (Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks), Roy Jones (Director of Football Operations/Tight Ends) and Lamar Manigo (Wide Receivers).

Four coaches have been retained from last season’s Eagles staff, including Mike McGlinchey (Special Teams Coordinator/Running Backs) and Antoine Rivens (Defensive Line), along with former NCCU gridiron student-athletes Jamar Harp (Assistant Offensive Line/Video Coordinator) and Andre George (Assistant Defensive Backs).

Rounding out the staff are John Morgan (Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs), who served as defensive coordinator at NCCU in 2007, and Mike Mendenhall (Linebackers/Assistant Special Teams).


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NCCU Football Opens Spring Practice Today

Four-Week Spring Practice to Conclude with 'Maroon vs. Gray' Scrimmage on April 9

DURHAM, N.C. (www.NCCUEaglePride.com) – Tuesday (March 15) marks the beginning of spring football practice for North Carolina Central University and the first time new head coach Henry Frazier III will take the field with the Eagles.

NCCU’s opening practice is slated for a 4 p.m. start on Tuesday inside O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium. The Eagles will practice on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday for four weeks and will conclude with a ‘Maroon vs. Gray’ scrimmage on Saturday, April 9 at 3 p.m., also inside their home stadium.

“We’ll get the opportunity to see the guys in action to get an athletic evaluation in regards to football,” said Frazier. “We know what they can do in the weight room, so now we get to see them in action to get a fair assessment of how they will fit into our program.



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