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Gulf Coast Classic Matchup Set for Next Four Seasons
Alabama State, Southern to square off at Ladd-Peebles Stadium annually through 2011.
Officials at Alabama State and Southern University announced Tuesday that they will move their annual game to Ladd-Peebles Stadium for the Gulf Coast Classic through… more »
2008 MEAC/SWAC Challenge Tickets Go on Sale June 1
Fourth Annual Event Features Jackson State vs. Hampton on Aug. 31 in Orlando.
JACKSON, Miss. - Tickets for the 2008 MEAC/SWAC Challenge presented by Disney will go on sale Sunday, June 1, through various distributors, including Ticketmaster and Antho… more »
No MEAC-SWAC Challenge Game on DSU's '08 Schedule
DOVER - Delaware State's official football schedule is remarkable not for which teams the Hornets play in 2008, but the one it won't.
DSU, fresh off its first appearance in the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs, has a second consecutive away game with I-A… more »
Walt Disney World Assumes Sponsorship of MEAC-SWAC Challenge
Disney talks the business decision they made in regards to sponsoring the MEAC/SWAC challenge and dropping sponsorship of the Florida Classic.
Disney has completed the swap of one football game between historically black colleges for another with the… more »
No MEAC-SWAC Game on Delaware State Schedule
DOVER -- Delaware State's official football schedule is remarkable not for which teams the Hornets play in 2008, but the one it won't.
DSU, fresh off its first appearance in the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs, has a second consecutive away game with I-A… more »
MEAC/SWAC Challenge rotates away from Legion Field
The fourth annual MEAC/SWAC Challenge is set for Aug. 31 and, for the first time, the football game won't be held at Legion Field.
The game is moving to Orlando but the move was not unexpected because, from the birth of the event that is owned and op… more »
MEAC/SWAC Challenge Nabs Hampton
The Pirates adjust their football schedule to open the season by playing in the MEAC/SWAC Challenge in Orlando, Fla., on Aug. 31.
Hampton University athletic director Lonza Hardy announced a huge upgrade on Wednesday to the Pirates' football schedule… more »
Southern To Play McNeese in 2010; Four-Year Deal Close on Gulf Coast Classic
Southern and McNeese State finally schedule the game cancelled in 2005 from Hurricane Rita, and Southern and Alabama State are close to inking a 4-year deal for the Gulf Coast Classic.
Southern’s return date to play a football game at McNeese State i… more »
Rivalries Getting In the Way Of The MEAC/SWAC Challenge
A reporter for the Daytona Beach News-Journal talks about Bethune Cookman and the (now) more limited number of schools to play in the MEAC/SWAC Challenge - now in Bethune-Cookman's home turf of Orlando.
For a couple of days late last month, it looked… more »
FAMU, B-CC Strike Back at Disney
Both schools say they won't play any other team in Orlando - which precludes the Wildcats from playing in the MEAC/SWAC challenge August 31, the game Disney has decided to sponsor in Orlando instead of the Florida Classic.
ORLANDO — One mouse won't s… more »
B-CU, FAMU presidents want Florida Classic to stay
The Florida Classic lost its primary sponsor, but Florida A&M and Bethune-Cookman aren't leaving town.
That's the message both university presidents delivered Friday in the wake of news that the Disney decided not to extend a 10-year sponsorship.… more »
Florida Classic Needs A New Sponsor
Orlando will play host to two annual historically black college football games this upcoming season, though its staple event is in need of a new sponsor.
Already home to the annual Florida Classic between Florida A&M and Bethune-Cookman Universit… more »
