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HBCU gets $250k more to play at Hard Rock Stadium a week later
"HBCU gets $250k more to play at Hard Rock Stadium a week later"FAMU missed the Orange Blossom Classic in 2024 but the Rattlers will play at the same stadium a week later for 250k...
HBCU football classic sees lowest attendance since 1940s
"HBCU football classic sees lowest attendance since 1940s"The 2024 Orange Blossom Classic featured North Carolina Central and Alabama State, drawing the lowest attendance since 1946.
HBCU conference rivalries featured in Orange Blossom Classic
"HBCU conference rivalries featured in Orange Blossom Classic"The MEAC vs SWAC matchup puts a premium on bragging rights in Miami.
WATCH: NCCU Open Scrimmage ahead of HBCU Football Classic
"WATCH: NCCU Open Scrimmage ahead of HBCU Football Classic"Check out the highlights from NCCU football's first open scrimmage and hear from HC Trei Oliver and LB Max U’Ren on the...
ESPN set to showcase early-season HBCU classic
"ESPN set to showcase early-season HBCU classic"The MEAC and SWAC contenders, Alabama State and North Carolina Central, will face off in the Denny’s Orange Blossom Classic on ESPN.
2024 Orange Blossom Classic to feature MEAC and SWAC Teams
"2024 Orange Blossom Classic to feature MEAC and SWAC Teams"The Orange Blossom Classic enters a new era with an early season MEAC vs SWAC matchup in 2024.
Feast of HBCU football games viewable in 2023
"Feast of HBCU football games viewable in 2023"No Deion Sanders at Jackson State, but HBCU games on TV and streamed online continue to proliferate. Over 150 can be watched...
Despite Florida politics Orange Blossom Classic fans continue to support
"Despite Florida politics Orange Blossom Classic fans continue to support"Florida politics have some weary of traveling there. Even the NAACP has offered an advisory. But the Orange Blossom Classic needs HBCU...
Sykes faces tough decisions to move FAMU Athletics forward
"Sykes faces tough decisions to move FAMU Athletics forward"EXCLUSIVE: FAMU VP/AD Tiffani-Dawn Sykes has put her stamp on the direction of FAMU Athletics, having to make some unpopular, yet necessary...
Deion Sanders hoping Jackson State can lift city during crisis
"Deion Sanders hoping Jackson State can lift city during crisis"Deion Sanders spoke about the resiliency of Jackson, MS and his hope that its football team helps lift the community.
Orange Blossom Classic return to Miami mirrors HBCU resurgence
"Orange Blossom Classic return to Miami mirrors HBCU resurgence"The Orange Blossom Classic was formed out of necessity. The OBC included a cultural element that only black colleges could replicate.
HBCU Classic Games: The Complete 2022 List
"HBCU Classic Games: The Complete 2022 List"2022 begins the 130th year of black college football and 40 Classic Games are a special part of the celebration. Florida A&M...
Deion Sanders wants ESPN to check ratings, put opener on main channel
"Deion Sanders wants ESPN to check ratings, put opener on main channel"Deion Sanders says that ratings suggest that Jackson State vs. FAMU be played on ESPN and not ESPN2.