Campbell Downs NC A&T 42-14 To Open CAA Play

BUIES CREEK, N.C. – JJ Cowan totaled 185 yards and three touchdowns, leading Campbell over visiting North Carolina A&T 42-14 to open CAA play on Saturday at Barker-Lane Stadium.

The Camels (3-1, 1-0 CAA) remained unbeaten against FCS opponents, notching their first 3-1 start since 2019. Campbell also won its CAA opener for the first time since joining the league in 2023. The Aggies, meanwhile, fell to 0-4 on the year (0-1 CAA).

Cowan, a junior from nearby Erwin, N.C., collected his third career 100-yard rushing game, running for 134 yards on 11 carries with two touchdowns, adding two catches for 51 yards with another score.

Cowan’s 90-yard touchdown run on the game’s second play from scrimmage marked the longest TD run in Campbell’s modern history.

Kamden Sixkiller tossed four touchdown passes and threw for 341 yards, connecting on 23-of-25 passes with an interception. Sixkiller is the first Campbell QB with 20 or more completions and two or fewer incompletions in a game.

Jyron Waiters also caught seven passes for a career-high 155 yards and two touchdowns. Chinua Ezeigbo tacked on 77 yards receiving on six catches, both career-highs. 10 different Camels caught passes in the win.

With Cowan’s 134 yards on the ground and Waiters’ 155 through the air, Campbell posted a 100-yard rusher and receiver in the same game for the first time since 2019.

Campbell led 28-7 at the half, rolling up a season-best 574 yards of total offense. The Camels have posted 500 or more yards in 3-of-4 games this season.

Kalen Villanueva led the Campbell defense with 10 tackles, including a sack, adding a pass breakup, while DaVonyae Pettis tallied 2.0 sacks and Vance Sheppert intercepted two Aggie passes. Campbell posted five sacks in total, another season-best, while logging two interceptions in the same game for the first time this season.

Champ Long and Kevin White combined to throw for 281 yards with a touchdown apiece for the Aggies, while Elijah Kennedy caught seven passes for 65 yards and a TD. Defensively, Tyrek Brown collected a team-high nine tackles for NC A&T.

Next up, the Camels will head back on the road for a CAA matchup at Hampton on September 26. Campbell will then take on North Carolina Central on the road on October 3 before returning home on October 17 for Homecoming, battling Towson at Barker-Lane Stadium.