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Post by panther2aggiepride on Mar 28, 2019 20:21:28 GMT -5
Rush is no longer an Aggie.
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Post by aggie62 on Mar 28, 2019 20:23:32 GMT -5
Rush is no longer an Aggie. Where is he???
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Post by Freeze on Mar 28, 2019 20:37:54 GMT -5
These concerns are second dairy to the issue at hand. How many folks do we appear to be missing from last year? LMAO. Dude you a clown.
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Post by Bornthrilla on Apr 1, 2019 9:11:34 GMT -5
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Post by trues on Apr 1, 2019 21:38:17 GMT -5
Jalen Fowler looked good to me
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Post by aggie62 on Apr 1, 2019 21:52:44 GMT -5
Glad to hear that, have you any videos of his play you can share with us?...
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Post by trues on Apr 1, 2019 22:02:12 GMT -5
I don't care what they say about you THRILLA U DA Man! Dont encourage that dude! Man give Thrilla credit for giving us footage and sacrificing his time more that what you doing Hell I cant even get you to come to the dam Spring game this Sat.
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Post by pj on Apr 3, 2019 0:42:13 GMT -5
What about our FG Kicker? Do we have any competition/help for the position?
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Post by Bornthrilla on Apr 3, 2019 6:23:29 GMT -5
No competition at place kicker. Ruiz has solidified the job and has actually looked very good this spring.
Same goes with Rivers at punter. He has been absolutely booming the football every time I've seen him.
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Post by Aggie One on Apr 3, 2019 16:00:54 GMT -5
The AAF Donor Spring Meeting has been rescheduled to May 3rd consequently the Spring Game time has been moved up to 11 AM this Saturday.
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Post by bluehaze on Apr 4, 2019 8:47:18 GMT -5
Aggies Spring FB Game Approaches NCATAGGIES.COM WED, APR 3
The Aggies are coming off their second straight HBCU national championship and the third in the last four seasons after defeating Alcorn State 24-22 at the 2018 Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in December.
Many of the standouts in that game will not be with the Aggies this season. Defensive end Darryl Johnson, Jr., the 2018 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) defensive player of the year, gave up his last year of eligibility to enter the NFL Draft.
Record-breaking quarterback Lamar Raynard, the 2017 MEAC offensive player of the year, will leave a huge void in the Aggies offense along with the departure of star running back Marquell Cartwright.
Veteran Kylil Carter who spent most of his career making memorable plays during the Aggies championship runs will battle Jalen Fowler and Ifedi Kingsley for playing time at the quarterback position. Third-team All-MEAC running back Jah-Maine Martin will look to increase his load in place of Cartwright.
The MEAC’s reigning offensive lineman of the year, Micah Shaw also graduated leaving the Aggies offense with some gaps to fill. The receiving group is back intact with Elijah Bell, Zach Leslie and Ron Hunt bringing back their combined 120 catches, for 1,557 yards and 17 touchdowns they produced last season.
In addition to losing Johnson, the Aggies must also replace defensive end Sam Blue and nose guard Julian McKnight along the Aggies defensive line. The linebacker corps will also have a new look with Deion Jones, Julius Reynolds and Kiaundric Richardson having exhausted their eligibility.
Celebration Bowl defensive MVP Richie Kittles is back at the rover position. N.C. A&T’s leading tackler and linebacker Antoine Wilder is also back for the 2019 season. N.C. A&T’s secondary looks strong despite losing All-MEAC corner Timadre Abram.
Familiar names like safeties Jalen Bethea and Najee Reams and cornerbacks Mac McCain III, Amir McNeil and Derrek Williams looks to be a strength for the Aggies heading into the 2019 season.
“Whenever you go through spring practice it never goes as well as you want it to, but it never went as bad as you thought it did,” said N.C. A&T coach Sam Washington, the 2018 MEAC coach of the year. “If we come away from Saturday’s game mostly healthy while seeing some guys get some needy reps heading into the summer, we will consider it a success.”
Saturday will also include giveaways and free food. Fans are encouraged to make food donations to the Aggie Food Source Pantry. The Aggie Food Source is the on-campus food pantry for students. Items of high need are bread, peanut butter, canned chicken or tuna and powdered milk.
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Post by Bornthrilla on Apr 4, 2019 14:51:23 GMT -5
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Post by Aggie One on Apr 5, 2019 17:18:01 GMT -5
N.C. A&T spring football game to showcase rising talent By Jeff Mills jeff.mills@greensboro.com
N.C. A&T wide receiver Zachary Leslie (19) makes a reception for a touchdown during the first half of the Celebration Bowl, Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018, in Atlanta.
Carmen Mandato/Special to the News & Record
GREENSBORO — N.C. A&T team will hold its annual Blue & Gold Spring Game at 11 a.m. Saturday at BB&T Stadium, wrapping up spring football practice that served as auditions for several key open jobs. The Aggies are coming off their second consecutive Celebration Bowl victory, which capped a 10-2 season with a second straight black college national championship. The seniors on that team went 41-7 the last four seasons with three MEAC titles, winning the Celebration Bowl after each. Those seniors also leave big holes in the active roster. Three things about this spring: 1. Who’s the quarterback?Lamar Raynard, the 2017 MEAC player of the year, finished his career as A&T’s all-time leader in touchdown passes and completion percentage and No. 2 in passing yards (just 19 behind Alan Hooker). But now he’s gone, and his primary backup last season, junior Kylil Carter, broke a leg in a car accident in December. Carter won’t play in the spring game because A&T won’t expose him to contact until the summer. But Coach Sam Washington likes his experience.
“Kylil recovered very well, and he’s been great in seven-on-seven,” Washington said. “He knows the offense. That kid’s a football player. Kylil is my guy, and I’m going to hang my hat on him and see where he takes us. It’s his job to lose. Now, I’m going to be encouraging those other two guys to take it. That’s football. Competition makes all of us better. But right now, he’s head and shoulders above them.”The other two are Jalen Fowler and East Carolina transfer Kingsley Ifedi. Both are redshirt sophomores with three seasons of eligibility remaining. “Kingsley is going to be a good one,” Washington said. “But he’s still in the learning process in our offense, and you can see him thinking. It’s going to take a little more time. … Jalen Fowler has grown immensely. He has all the tools. He’s big, he can run, and he can throw the football. Decision-making is the big factor for him, and he’s gotten much better. He’s still not where we like him to be, but you can see his development.” For the rest of the story: www.greensboro.com/sports/n-c-a-t-spring-football-game-to-showcase-rising/article_0365a329-df41-5bb2-bfe5-3eadad83028c.html
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Post by bseballaggie on Apr 7, 2019 8:26:26 GMT -5
Fowlers slow decision making criticism concerns me, he has been in the system two years and he’s struggling with with when and where to pull the trigger gives me pause, film study should have greatly reduced that flaw, backing up a Hall of Fame QB should have reduced that flaw, this gives me pause.
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Post by aggie2039 on Apr 7, 2019 8:32:52 GMT -5
Fowlers slow decision making criticism concerns me, he has been in the system two years and he’s struggling with with when and where to pull the trigger gives me pause, film study should have greatly reduced that flaw, backing up a Hall of Fame QB should have reduced that flaw, this gives me pause. What concerns me is the fact that we don’t have a dedicated quarterbacks coach. Our QB play took off after we hired a dedicated QB coach, there is something to be said about having a coach focusing on the QBs and their growth and development 100 percent of the time🤷🏾♂️. QB is the most important position on the field and it’s one of the only ones without a dedicated position coach.
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