John Grant of ESPN Events spoke to Dawn Montgomery-Greene regarding the relocation of the MEAC/SWAC Challenge from Orlando to Atlanta’s Georgia State Stadium. Prairie View A&M vs North Carolina Central will play at Georgia State Stadium Sunday, September 2, 2018.
“In addition to being a hotbed for college football fandom, Atlanta is a culturally diverse city, with a rich history of HBCU education and excellence,” John Grant, ESPN Events’ executive director of the Celebration Bowl, said in a news release. “To begin the HBCU football season in the same city it concludes in will give fans two vibrant touchpoints for the excitement and pageantry of these matchups.”