South Carolina State University band take the field before the homecoming game Saturday, October 4, 2025 in Orangeburg. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff “You fast forward 20-something years later, and we are now rising on that day and replacing where the Confederate flag once flew with the state’s flagship HBCU flag,” said Grant. Grant, along with state Rep. Jerry Govan and state Sen. Deon Tedder, requested the honor in a letter sent to Gov. Henry McMaster in December 2025. Grant said the effort followed the realization that SC State’s previous national HBCU championship in the 2020–21 season did not result in the flag being
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