Campbell at North Carolina Central
DURHAM (Interstat) — North Carolina Central will host Campbell on Saturday at O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium in an NCAA Football Championship Division game. The Eagles enter with a 2-3 record. The Fightin Camels are 4-1. North Carolina Central is coming off a 42-9 loss at East Carolina on Saturday. Campbell defeated Hampton 44-20 on Saturday in its most recent game.
Campbell quarterback Kamden Sixkiller is a player to watch. In the win at Hampton, he passed for 308 yards and accounted for five touchdowns, and he rushed five times for 73 yards. Against North Carolina A&T, Sixkiller passed for 341 yards and four touchdowns and ran six times for 1 yard. Against Western Carolina, he passed for 330 yards and two touchdowns and rushed nine times for 19 yards and one touchdown. Grayson Harvey completed 3 of 3 passes for 29 yards in the Hampton win. JJ Cowan ran 13 times for 46 yards and caught two passes for 14 yards.
North Carolina Central quarterback Cobey Thompkins is a player to watch. In the loss at East Carolina, Thompkins completed 8 of 15 passes for 108 yards and rushed four times for 11 yards and one touchdown. Nelson Layne completed 9 of 13 passes for 65 yards. Zion Dobson ran 14 times for 37 yards and caught one pass for a 5-yard loss. The Eagles have wins this season over North Carolina A&T and Elizabeth City State. Their losses are to Texas Southern, Gardner-Webb and East Carolina.
Campbell’s other results this season include a 42-14 win over North Carolina A&T, a 52-3 loss at Florida, a 28-19 win over Western Carolina and a 49-37 win at East Tennessee State. North Carolina Central’s other results include a 42-30 loss at Texas Southern, a 27-6 win over Elizabeth City State, a 30-22 win over North Carolina A&T and a 44-20 loss at Gardner-Webb. Campbell is set to host Towson in its next game. North Carolina Central is scheduled to host William & Mary in its next game. Campbell will also visit Maine and Albany, host Stony Brook, visit Elon and host Monmouth. North Carolina Central will visit Delaware State, host Howard, visit Norfolk State, visit South Carolina State and host Morgan State.
The game will be played at O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium in Durham. North Carolina Central has home wins over Elizabeth City State and North Carolina A&T this season. Campbell has road wins at Hampton and East Tennessee State and a road loss at Florida. The Fightin Camels have scored 44, 42, 28 and 49 points in their four wins. The Eagles have scored 27 and 30 points in their two wins.
Interstat’s game simulator projects North Carolina Central to defeat Campbell 58-31.