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Christopher Doomes, Managing Editor 

This weekend, Morehouse and Tuskegee will play a football game that’s considered a time-honored tradition – the Tuskegee-Morehouse Football Classic. 

For the second consecutive year, this game will take place at Birmingham Legion Field in Alabama. Morehouse won the previous meeting between the two by the largest margin in the classic’s history (31-15). Tuskegee, however, have enjoyed a pleasant 7-3 record against the Maroon Tigers over the last ten meetings. 

These teams have played more than 80 times in the last 100 years, making it one of the longest running NCAA Division II classics in the nation. Beyond fun and games, the event also brings students and alumni from their respective institutions together to raise funds for scholarships.  

“The Tuskegee/Morehouse game, now classic, is among the longest continuing games played in college football. Along with Harvard/Yale, Army/Navy, Ohio State/Michigan, said Morehouse President David A. Thomas. “This is important too because it captures the heart and spirit of two great institutions.”

The Classic is something that both schools hold dearly and is rooted in steep history. In the fall of 1902, a game was played to entertain Black U.S. Army soldiers and local Black communities in the Columbus-Fort Benning, Georgia, and Phenix City, Alabama.  

“Experiences like this classic are why I chose to come to an HBCU. I feel like I’m a part of something bigger,” Morehouse senior Gyasi Bowen said. This is regarded as one of the most exciting rivalries in the SIAC conference, and this year’s matchup shows no signs of an underperformance. 

The game begins Oct. 8 in Birmingham, Alabama, at 7 p.m.  Come watch the rivals clash! 

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