It was going to be the greatest story of North Carolina A&T’s 2024 season so far.
Or so it looked for about 15 minutes.
But Hampton interfered, spoiling the football part of the “Greatest Homecoming on Earth” on an otherwise glorious mid-October Saturday afternoon.
The 59-17 result stung for the Aggies, whose occasional highlights get muted by penalties, turnovers, and all those Hampton touchdowns.
“That was an abject failure in every form and fashion,” Aggies coach Vincent Brown said. “We looked like a poorly coached team, and I own that.”
N.C. A&T’s good moments came early in its first game at Truist Stadium in more than a month. The Aggies led 14-3 early in the second quarter when there was a brief delay because of a drone over the field. The momentum’s shift had already begun and there was no reversing it.
Ball recovered in the end zone by Joseph Henry! Another TD for the Pirates!#WeAreHamptonU pic.twitter.com/88FXWQCu1t
— Hampton Football (@Hampton_FB) October 19, 2024
“I am utterly sick,” said Brown, whose team dropped to 1-6 overall and 0-3 in the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA). “The way we started (with such promise), it’s so disappointing.”
Under Brown, the Aggies dropped to 2-16 overall and 0-11 in the CAA.
Courtesy: NC A&T Athletics