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: The JCSU football team recently won the 2025 CIAA Championship , their first title since 1969.

: Formerly fierce CIAA rivals before NCCU's move to Division I, these two "state-line" programs have a deep history in both basketball and football. NCCU led their most recent basketball matchup (July 2022) with a 69-56 win. Johnson C. Smith v North Carolina - Link 2

The university is currently experiencing a massive athletic resurgence: : The JCSU football team recently won the

While "North Carolina" often refers to the UNC Tar Heels, JCSU maintains fierce, long-standing rivalries with other state-based institutions: JCSU maintains fierce