Morehouse College Defeats Central State University
The 17th Annual Chicago Football Classic (CFC) held at Soldier Field, 1410 Museum Campus Dr., on September 20 and played between Morehouse College and Central State University attracted thousands of spectators, despite the downpour of rain that plagued the earlier part of that day. In the end, Morehouse College from Atlanta, Ga. defeated Central State University from Wilberforce, Ohio, by a score of 43-9.
The two colleges also skirmished during the "The Battle of the Bands," where their respective marching bands challenged each other musically. It is fair to say that the contest, which is traditionally judged by the audience, resulted in a "draw."
In addition to the game, CFC officials hosted a college fair, a high school battle of the bands, a vendor market place, and a tailgating event for the community held outside of Soldier Field in the parking lots.
The Chicago Football Classic, Inc., a non-profit organization that encourages African American students to attend historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), is dedicated to bringing the HBCU experience to today’s youth according to CFC co-founder, Larry Huggins. Huggins, along with, Everett and Tim Rand, who are brothers, founded the Chicago Football Classic in 1997.
A portion of the revenue generated from CFC ticket sales and CFC co-sponsor, Sherman Dodge who raised for CFC by raffling off a Dodge Challenge SXT, will support the organization's college scholarship fund.
CFC co-founder, Everett Rand, expressed optimism at a recent press conference before the event stating that the CFC would raise “anywhere from $50,000 to $100,000” and Ron Collins, Marketing Manager with Sherman Dodge, stated he hoped to raise $125,000 to $150,000.
“We’re here to support the Chicago Football Classic which invites HBCU teams for the last 17 years, so we’re happy to support that; we came to have fun, it’s Saturday, it’s tailgate, it’s football and we’re all enjoying ourselves,” said Class of ’87 Morehouse College graduate, John Watson, Jr. “What this does is really bring exposure to historically black colleges and universities. It’s really upon us, those who are alumni, to make sure that people understand the opportunities that exist within historically black colleges and universities and so this gives us an opportunity to do that in a major media market.”
Several Central State University alumni also attended the game.
“I feel that it’s only right to give back to the students with helping out at an occasion such as this and to show the youth that there’s a lot positive going on to try to motivate them to do more positive things and this is one of them,” said Class of ’92 Central State University graduate Lynette Johnson Watts, who serves as the first vice president of the Chicago alumni chapter. “We really need to do more to support the universities and events like this.”
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