North Carolina Central University Football
Coaching Staff (25)
Head Coach, Football
Decorated alum Trei Oliver returned to North Carolina Central University to serve as the program’s 24th head football coach on Dec. 13, 2018. Oliver has led
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Head Equipment Manager, Football
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Equipment Manager, Football
A mainstay of both North Carolina Central University athletics and the Eagles football program, Billy Ruffin has been assisting the team since 1996. He currently
Assistant Coach, Football (Special Teams Coordinator/Running Backs)
Charles Bankins is in his first season with the North Carolina Central University football program, serving as running backs coach. He brings a wealth of collegiate
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Assistant Head Coach, Football (Offensive Coordinator)
Chris Barnette joins North Carolina Central University as the Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator on Feb. 1, 2026. Barnette brings a wealth of experience
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Assistant Coach, Football (Linebackers)
Claude Clayborne joined the North Carolina Central University football program before the start of the 2021 season, marking the 2025 campaign his fifth with the
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Assistant Coach, Football (Quarterbacks)
Eagle great Davius Richard returns to North Carolina Central University sidelines for the 2025 season, joining Trei Oliver's staff as quarterbacks coach. Richard
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Head Team Physician
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Assistant Coach, Football (Recruiting Coordinator/Cornerbacks)
Elijah Coleman joins the North Carolina Central University football program for the 2026 season, serving as recruiting coordinator and cornerbacks coach. Coleman
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Assistant Coach, Football (Wide Receivers)
Erik Highsmith is entering his second season with the North Carolina Central University football program for the 2025 campaign, where he will serve as wide receivers
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General Manager, Football
Ethan Fame joins the North Carolina Central University football program, where he will serve as the general manager. The 2026 campaign will be his second with the
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Assistant Athletic Trainer
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Assistant Coach, Football (Offensive Line)
Grayson Reed is entering his first season with the North Carolina Central University football program, where he'll oversee an offensive line that anchored the MEAC's
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Offensive Analyst, Football
A football trailblazer, Jennifer King joined the North Carolina Central University football program in 2025. She serves as an offensive analyst, working primarily
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Video Coordinator, Football
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Offensive Assistant, Football
Jordan McGill is entering his second season as an offensive assistant with the North Carolina Central University football program. This is a homecoming of sorts
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Director of Player Personal, Football
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Defensive Assistant, Football
Marvin Reed enters his second season with the North Carolina Central University football program, starting in 2025, as a defensive assistant after a playing career
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Director of Football Operations
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Assistant Coach, Football (Defensive Line)
Tim Cross is entering his first season as defensive line coach for the Eagles in 2025, his latest stop in a coaching career that has seen him at the highest levels
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Assistant Coach, Football (Defensive Coordinator/Safeties)
Tommy Thigpen, a veteran of the game who’s seen experience at both the professional and power conference collegiate level, joins the Eagles football coaching staff
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Assistant Coach, Football (Tight Ends)
A veteran with more than two decades of coaching experience, Tony Spencer joined the North Carolina Central University football program prior to the 2022 season.
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