The Southern University Jaguars will battle the Eagles of North Carolina Central University tonight at the 2025 Cricket MEAC/SWAC Challenge Kick-Off. Saturday’s game is scheduled to begin at 6:30 PM CT / 7:30 PM ET at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.
The broadcast will be handled by ABC with Tiffany Greene (play-by-play) and Jay “Sky” Walker (color analyst) in the booth for the network.
“This is the 20th anniversary of the MEAC/SWAC Challenge,” executive director of ESPN Events, John Grant, mentioned to HBCU Legends. “We expect this will be a can’t-miss clash of titans with both football teams and marching bands. It will be the Marching Music Machine versus the Human Jukebox, who are fresh off their Super Bowl LIX performance in New Orleans.”
Throughout the event’s history, teams from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) have consistently performed well against those from the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). The MEAC currently has an overall record of 11 wins and 7 losses, with one game having been suspended due to weather conditions…