College Football 2026 CIAA Football Schedules: Dates, Matchups & Updates for North Carolina Teams CIAA football season starting to take shape as teams release 2026 schedules Eric LuskFebruary 6, 2026
AWARDS Wingate’s Himes, Livingstone’s Garner, Lenoir-Rhyne’s Roberson Named NC Football News D2 Players of the Year Recognizing the top D2 football players in North Carolina, including Players of the Year, First-Team honors and D2 Honor Roll selections Eric LuskJanuary 11, 2026
College Football 2025-26 North Carolina D2 Football Transfer Portal Tracker Notable transfers include DL Kenyon Garner (Livingstone), WR Brevin Caldwell (JCSU) & LB Keno Jones (Barton) Eric LuskJanuary 5, 2026
College Football 2025 D2 Stat Champions: North Carolina’s Top Individual Performers Who won the stat sheets for the 2025 North Carolina D2 football season Eric LuskDecember 23, 2025
AWARDS Seven NC Players Earn 2025 AFCA Division II All-America Honors Lenoir-Rhyne’s Tye Roberson, Livingstone's Kenyon Garner, Wingate's Jaylen Himes voted to first team Eric LuskDecember 17, 2025
College Football D2 Game Day: Wingate loses heartbreaker to Benedict on wild final play; JCSU falls to Frostburg State Bulldogs couldn’t hold 24-0 second-half lead, Golden Bulls won’t get 3rd meeting with Virginia Union Eric LuskNovember 22, 2025
College Football Johnson C. Smith vs Frostburg State: D2 Playoff Preview, Matchups, How To Watch CIAA champs enter NCAA Division II football playoffs riding 7-game win streak Eric LuskNovember 21, 2025
College Football NC College Football Week 13: Times, TV & Streaming D2 Playoffs Start This Weekend; FCS Regular Season Wraps Up; UNC-Duke Square Off Eric LuskNovember 19, 2025
College Football Johnson C. Smith All-American WR Brevin Caldwell Enters Transfer Portal HBCU All-American wideout holds several JCSU school records, but injury curtailed 2025 season Eric LuskNovember 18, 2025
College Football D2 Football Playoffs: Johnson C. Smith, Wingate Make 32-Team Field; FSU, UNCP Left Out JCSU will host Frostburg State, Wingate will entertain Benedict in next Saturday's opening round Eric LuskNovember 16, 2025
College Football D2 Football Selection Sunday: What North Carolina teams are in the hunt? Johnson C. Smith has locked a berth with CIAA title. As many as 3 others from NC could get picked Eric LuskNovember 16, 2025
College Football D2 Football: Johnson C. Smith wins CIAA championship; UNCP falls short in Conference Carolinas Bowl JCSU claims school's first CIAA football title since 1969; Wingate shores up playoff resume Eric LuskNovember 15, 2025
AWARDS CIAA All-Conference Football 2025: North Carolina Players Shine Ahead of Championship Saturday Livingstone's Kenyon Garner earns Defensive Player of the Year; JCSU's Maurice Flowers is top coach Eric LuskNovember 15, 2025
College Football North Carolina College Football Schedule Week 12: Full List of Games, Times & TV Info (Nov. 14-15) D2 conference title games, Friday night MEAC-tion, in-state rivalry clashes highlight latest NC weekend Eric LuskNovember 13, 2025
- FABULOUS 15 - Fabulous 15: Johnson C. Smith, Wingate, UNC Pembroke battling for D2 football playoff spots NCAA Division II teams lead the way in latest North Carolina college football statewide rankings Eric LuskNovember 12, 2025
AWARDS Team of the Week – Johnson C. Smith: Brick by Brick, History Made in Charlotte Golden Bulls earn spot in CIAA title game for first time since 1972 Eric LuskNovember 10, 2025
College Football D2 Championship Saturday: Johnson C. Smith, UNC Pembroke Aim for Conference Crowns Two North Carolina Division II programs will compete for league titles, playoff berths on Nov. 15 Eric LuskNovember 9, 2025
College Football D2 Football Scores & Game Day: JCSU Makes History; Wingate, Catawba, Mars Hill, ECSU Roll Fayetteville State tops Winston-Salem State; Parrish rushes for 200+ again in Barton triumph Eric LuskNovember 8, 2025
- FABULOUS 15 - Fabulous 15: Johnson C. Smith, WCU, Wingate lead NC college football rankings into November stretch run Conference championships, playoff berths on the line for North Carolina's top college teams Eric LuskNovember 5, 2025
College Football North Carolina College Football Schedule Week 11: Full List of Games, Times & TV Info (Nov. 6-8) ECU seeks 1st win over Charlotte 49ers; WCU continues SoCon title pursuit; Can UNC win again? Eric LuskNovember 4, 2025
College Football Wingate, Johnson C. Smith, Fayetteville State, UNC Pembroke Listed in Latest D2 Football Regional Rankings All four North Carolina teams being considered for NCAA D2 football playoff berths Eric LuskNovember 3, 2025
College Football Johnson C. Smith football clears big CIAA hurdle, rallies past Fayetteville State Bobby Smith scores winning TD with 13 seconds left, JCSU snaps 8-game losing skid to FSU Eric LuskNovember 2, 2025
College Football D2 Football Game Day: JCSU edges Fayetteville State in final seconds; Wingate tops Lenoir-Rhyne in OT UNCP tops Barton, Elizabeth City State spoils Bowie's homecoming, Mars Hill & Livingstone win big Eric LuskNovember 1, 2025
College Football North Carolina D2 Football Extra: JCSU-Fayetteville State Matchup Headlines Busy Rivalry Weekend Taking a deeper dive into Division II football in the Old North State, with top performers, stat leaders, game previews Eric LuskOctober 30, 2025
- FABULOUS 15 - Fabulous 15: Johnson C. Smith, WCU, Wingate setting in the pace in NC college football rankings Golden Bulls travel to Fayetteville State on Saturday in battle of top D2 football teams Eric LuskOctober 29, 2025