| (Wednesday, March 31, 2004)
NCCU Football Announces 2004 Recruiting Class
DURHAM, NC -- North Carolina Central University
has announced 17 new additions to its 2004 football squad. The following
student-athletes have signed to play for the Eagles in the upcoming season:
Name
Pos. Ht./Wt. Last
School
Hometown
Brandon Alston WR/DB
5'9"/165 Hillside H.S.
Durham, NC
Craig Amos
DB 5'10"/170 Mt. Tabor H.S.
Winston-Salem, NC
Kenneth Bailey
DB 5'11"/175 Northern H.S.
Durham, NC
Wayne Blackwell WR
6'1"/190 Reidsville H.S.
Reidsville, NC
Courtney Coard
DL 6'0"/270 Independence
H.S. Charlotte, NC
Brandon Gilbert
PK 5'9"/170 Graham H.S.
Graham, NC
Marqus Jackson LB
6'0"/195 Dunbar H.S.
Washington, DC
Anthony Johnson QB
6'3"/205 Pearl River C.C.
Greenville, SC
Quinten Lee
FB/LB 6'1"/230 Clinton H.S.
Clinton, NC
Antwon Mitchell LB
5'11"/205 Carver H.S.
Winston-Salem, NC
Jamal Norwood QB/WR
5'9"/170 Hibriten H.S.
Lenoir, NC
Terrance Oliver
WR 6'3"/190 Cummings H.S.
Burlington, NC
Jeconias (Shon) Pone RB 6'0"/195
Lakewood H.S. Roseboro, NC
Eric Richardson
OL 6'4"/250 Hillside
H.S.
Durham, NC
Daryl Rodgers
WR 6'0"/180 Richlands H.S.
Richlands, NC
Marcus Short
LB 6'1"/215 S.E.
Raleigh H.S. Garner, NC
Corey Simmons
DL 6'1"/270 Carver
H.S.
Winston-Salem, NC
"I feel this is a real good class," said NCCU
head football coach Rod Broadway. "These guys are athletic and fast. This
is another big step towards getting this football program where we want
it to be."
"We had a great recruiting class last year,
and I am looking forward to seeing how this year's group will produce for
us this fall," the second-year head coach said.
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