DURHAM, N.C. – An 81-yard touchdown run by redshirt freshman
Isaiah Totten highlighted North Carolina Central University's performance in a 60-7 setback against ACC opponent Duke University during the "Bull City Gridiron Classic" at Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium on Saturday.
Totten's second-quarter 81-yard race to the end zone is the 10th longest rush in NCCU history and the longest run by an Eagle since 2010, when Tony McCord posted a 93-yard touchdown scamper against Winston-Salem State.
New NCCU starting quarterback
Micah Zanders completed 10 of 17 passes for 91 yards with an interception.
Defensively, NCCU senior linebacker
Reggie Hunter amassed a game-high 10 tackles (7 solo), including a stop for a loss. Junior safety
Alden McClellon and senior transfer linebacker
De'Niro Laster contributed nine takedowns apiece for the Eagles.
"We learned a lot from this game," said NCCU head coach
Jerry Mack. "We learned exactly what not to do and what to do. We found out a lot about the character of our football team. We've got to take the time,
learn and grow from this situation, but I think it was a really great teaching moment for them."
NCCU hosts Shaw University in the Eagles' home-opener on Sept. 9 at 6 p.m. at O'Kelly-Riddick Stadium. For ticket information, visit
NCCUEaglePride.com.
