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Report: Powerhouse North Carolina FCS school looking to make jump to FBS
By Adam Spencer
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The North Carolina A&T Aggies have won the past 2 Celebration Bowls, which pit the top 2 HBCU (historically black colleges and universities) teams against one another.
They also beat Kent State at Kent State in 2016 and are now apparently looking for bigger challenges.
According to a report on Friday night, the Aggies are looking to make the jump to the FBS level, leaving the FCS behind:
Sources tell me North Carolina A&T Chancellor @WhoIsHLM told faculty members on Friday the school is looking into moving to the Football Bowl Subdivision.
Working to find out more.
— Steven J. Gaither (@stevenjgaither) August 17, 2019
It seems this is still in the early stages of actually happening, but A&T wouldn’t be the first HBCU school to attempt the move. Florida A&M tried in 2004, lasting one season before heading back to the FCS level, as detailed by SB Nation’s Bill Connelly.
Will this actually happen? Only time will tell, but A&T could follow fellow North Carolina schools Appalachian State and Charlotte as recent FCS teams to make the jump.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
