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This edition of the HBCU Sports Podcast with Kenn Rashad featured a live conversation with John Grant, Executive Director of the MEAC/SWAC Challenge and the Celebration Bowl. Grant, who has led ESPN’s two signature HBCU football properties for nearly a decade, pulled back the curtain on how these showcase matchups come together—and why they matter […]
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The SWAC’s Celebration Bowl jinx ended with a bang this past December, but the conference commissioner is still frustrated about one aspect of the game. Charles McClelland recently appeared on an Alcorn State baseball broadcast with Charles Edmond to talk all things SWAC, including the Celebration Bowl date change. The annual Celebration Bowl moved from
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The City of Jackson is gearing up for a grand celebration in honor of the Jackson State University Tigers football team. The team recently clinched its first Celebration Bowl title with an impressive 28-7 victory over South Carolina State. The parade, organized in collaboration with JSU, will start at 3 p.m. on Friday, January 17,
In an anticipated college football matchup, Jackson State University made history with a commanding 28-7 victory over South Carolina State in the Celebration Bowl. The contest, witnessed by an enthusiastic crowd of nearly 37,000 fans, was a significant achievement in the football program, spotlighting the champions of the Southwestern Athletic Conference and the Mid-Eastern Athletic
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By Stephen J. Gaither The Celebration Bowl is less than a month away, but a big change is coming to the matchup that will determine the HBCU national champion. Celebration Bowl Executive Director John T. Grant told HBCU Gameday that the game is initiating a new post-game rule. The loser of the Celebration Bowl will
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