ESPN First Take and College Gameday to highlight HBCUs football opening weekend!

[MostReal]

great look for Alcorn and NCCU

ESPN's College GameDay will kickoff 2021 season with visit to MEAC/SWAC Challenge (hbcusports.com)

The premier college football pregame show will make its first stop on Saturday, Aug. 28 (9 a.m. ET, ESPN), live from outside Center Parc Stadium in Atlanta, the site of the Cricket MEAC/SWAC Challenge Kickoff – featuring Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) North Carolina Central and Alcorn State (7 p.m., ESPN). The three-hour season preview show will highlight key storylines and offer news, analysis and predictions for upcoming college football season, while also celebrating the tradition, legacy and values of HBCUs.
Marching bands from both North Carolina Central (The Marching Sound Machine) and Alcorn State (The Sounds of Dyn-O-Mite) will also be showcased during GameDay’s week 0 stop.

In addition to College GameDay, ESPN’s signature morning debate show First Take – featuring Stephen A. Smith, Max Kellerman and host Molly Qerim Rose – will be live from Center Parc Stadium on Friday, Aug. 27, preparing fans for the Eagles vs. Braves matchup. The trio will also welcome a full lineup of special guests as they celebrate their first roadshow of the year.

brehs I'm hype!!!

 

[RammerJammer]

This is the first time Gameday has been to an HBCU since FAMU in 08

 

[Lucky_Lefty]

speakers US wide would've been destroyed if they went to Jackson with their loud, terrible band

 

[MostReal]

This is the first time Gameday has been to an HBCU since FAMU in 08

breh if so then, it's well overdue

I think this the 1st time ever First Take will be on sight for an HBCU game too.

I hope they get Leslie Frazier to stop by and talk about this.

 

[RammerJammer]

breh if so then, it's well overdue

I think this the 1st time ever First Take will be on sight for an HBCU game too.

I hope they get Leslie Frazier to stop by and talk about this.

 

[SubZeroDegrees]

They were at the Bayou Classic, forgot what year, but it was pouring down raining.

 

[MostReal]

man that's so dope

We had a nice lil crowd for the Celebration Bowl, NCAT crowd didn't show up for that one.

 

[MostReal]

They were at the Bayou Classic, forgot what year, but it was pouring down raining.

I remember that

 

[The_Sheff]

They better show the damn halftime show! And don't turn down the crowd noise because then you can't hear the band.

 

[MostReal]

Migos bout to come through