BIRMINGHAM — It's been a year and half in the making, and on Aug. 29 at Legion Field, Alabama State football will go to battle with Southern on the gridiron in the inaugural Birmingham Classic.
SWAC football has a 10-year schedule, and every two years a team will roll off the schedule. The Hornets and Jaguars knew that roll off was coming and utilized the relationship both have built with Birmingham to push for a Classic at Legion Field that wasn't the Magic City Classic.
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin, and the Birmingham City Council heard Alabama State and Southern, approving the Week 0 game.
Alabama State athletic director Jason Cable talked about the importance for the two SWAC teams to play a non conference game against a conference opponent, and generate revenue for both universities.
"Often times that doesn't happen in a non conference game," Cable said. "You go out and play a guaranteed game, and generate revenue that way. So, I hope this is a model that can be used for the future."
SWAC football has a 10-year schedule, and every two years a team will roll off the schedule. The Hornets and Jaguars knew that roll off was coming and utilized the relationship both have built with Birmingham to push for a Classic at Legion Field that wasn't the Magic City Classic.
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin, and the Birmingham City Council heard Alabama State and Southern, approving the Week 0 game.
Alabama State athletic director Jason Cable talked about the importance for the two SWAC teams to play a non conference game against a conference opponent, and generate revenue for both universities.
"Often times that doesn't happen in a non conference game," Cable said. "You go out and play a guaranteed game, and generate revenue that way. So, I hope this is a model that can be used for the future."
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