The official start of football season is here. The 2022 MEAC/SWAC Challenge comes to Atlanta’s Center Parc Credit Union Stadium on Saturday, August 27, 2022. The game will feature the Alabama State University Hornets vs. The Howard University Bison.
The MEAC/SWAC Challenge has been an Atlanta tradition for a number of years now.
2022 MEAC/SWAC Challenge: Everything You Need To Know
The annual game features teams from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) and the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). Launched on Labor Day Weekend in 2005, the HBCU matchup was held for its first three years at historic Legion Field in Birmingham, Ala.
In 2008, the game moved to Citrus Bowl Stadium in Orlando, Fla. Since 2016, the Challenge has been played at campus sites.
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How Can I Watch The 2022 MEAC/SWAC Challenge?
The game will be televised live in primetime on ESPN the time is 7:00 PM ET.
About Alabama State University
Alabama State University is a historically black university located in Montgomery, Alabama. The school was founded in 1867 and has been a steady producer of academic talent coming out of Alabama.
ASU proudly boasts more than 6,000 students. Besides football, the school’s athletics department features baseball, basketball, golf, tennis, track and cheerleading, along with women’s intercollegiate basketball, soccer, softball, bowling, tennis, track, volleyball, golf and cheerleading.
The school’s marching band, the Mighty Marching Hornets, frequently competes the various Battle of the Bands.
About Howard University
Howard University is perhaps the most recognizable HBCU in America. The Washington, D.C.-based research university features a who’s who of alumni, from Vice President Kamala Harris to Toni Morrison, Thurgood Marshall, Andrew Young and many others.
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