By Kyle T. Mosley Two of HBCU football’s legendary programs – Jackson State and Grambling State – will be featured in the inaugural Las Vegas HBCU Classic to kick off at Allegiant Stadium on Oct. 25, 2025. The fact that the Las Vegas Raiders and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) spearheaded the project should be a huge surprise. The Raiders were the first team to hire a black head football coach in the modern era, Art Shell. The Pro Football, College Football, and Black College Football Hall of Famer is an HBCU alum who graduated from Maryland State, now known as the University of
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