Mayor Steven Reed of Montgomery, Alabama, announced the 86th installment of the Tuskegee-Morehouse Classic will move from Columbus, Georgia, to his city in 2025. Columbus was the site of the first Classic in 1936.
“Understand the backdrop of Montgomery as the birthplace of the Civil Rights Movement. Understand the type of educational opportunities it’ll have for the student-athletes as well as the fans who are coming,” Reed, who is a Morehouse alum, said . “It was a business decision from the standpoint of what we were prepared to offer to bring the game to Montgomery versus what they were being offered in other cities in particular Columbus where they played last year.”
According to Lisa Goodwin, The Classic’s chairperson, Columbus will take a significant financial hit for the city and its businesses. Especially since Morehouse College, the home team this year, decided to move the event because it was a ” financial decision .” The home team chooses the game’s location, not the Tuskegee-Morehouse Classic’s board of directors…