A&T-Central Update (Sort of)
It's tough to tell what's really happening with the N.C. A&T-N.C. Central football series. On Sunday, Aggies athletics director Dee Todd told the News & Observer of Raleigh that her team won't play at Central in 2008 as previously scheduled. Today, she had this to say at a press conference on campus: "We owe them a game, and at some point, we'll honor our agreement. When that's going to be, I can't say."
Moments later, Mable Scott, vice chancellor for development and university relations, stepped in and said the school had no official comment on the subject.
So what's the deal?
This story is rapidly getting out of control. If you read some accounts, you'll believe this was a repeat of Miami-Florida International, a helmet-flinging circus that went on forever. Makes for good TV, but not for accuracy.
A&T needs to make this thing go away as quickly as possible. ESPNU will broadcast Thursday's A&T-Norfolk State game from Aggie Stadium and is feverishly seeking video from the Saturday incident. Some sort of resolution to the future of the Central series -- call it off altogether, play in 2008, play in 2009, whatever -- is in order. If Chancellor Stanley Battle has an opinion on the matter, he's far better off addressing it now to appease the curious and prevent the story from leaking into Thursday.