CHICAGO FOOTBALL CLASSIC IS BACK!
Larry Huggins, co-founder of the Chicago Football Classic, along elected officials during a press conference about the Chicago Football Classic. PHOTO PROVIDED BY CHICAGO FOOTBALL CLASSIC.
pandemic. This year, Mississippi Valley State University and Central
State University will play on Saturday, Sept. 2nd, at Soldiers Field. It is the 25th year for the football game that features teams from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
made a commitment to bring young people from their districts and
wards to the Classic in September. Huggins spoke about how he and
Everett Rand wanted to bring a football classic to Chicago after going to the Circle City Classic in Indianapolis.
time she attended the Chicago Football Classic. “Thank you for
blessing us with not only this experience, but for curating a time
that our Black boys and girls will witness what an HBCU looks
like and bringing Black leadership to the greatest city ever,” Coleman
said. “Having a college fair and extending an opportunity so
that our children will know and have a chance to be students.”
also wants to fill every one of the 62,000-plus seats at Soldier Field.
to highlight the opportunities and the wealth of knowledge students
receive at these prolific schools. This event adds to a unique diversity and
inclusivity of tourism in our great city, by bringing together so many HBCU alumni, students and fans in Chicagoland and across the nation,” he said.
the event, young people, grades 9-12, will receive information necessary for them to attend college and vocational training, as well as assistance to apply for scholarship and grant opportunities.
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