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SWAC Gameday: Week 1
Spring practice, summer conditioning, and fall camp is over. Today it's time to play.
All 10 SWAC teams will be in action this weekend, 9 of them on Saturday. Highlighting the schedule is the first conference matchup of the season, Texas Southern playing arch-rival Prairie View in the Labor Day Classic at Houston's Reliant Stadium. Kickoff is at 7 pm (CT) and will be shown on tape delay at 9:30 pm (CT) on ESPNU.
Opening week action is so big in 2008, it takes two days to play. Sunday, defending SWAC Champ Jackson State plays Hampton in the 4th MEAC/SWAC Challenge in Orlando, Fl. Kickoff is at 1 pm (CT) and will be shown live on ESPN2. This weekend's games (all times central): Saturday, August 30 Alabama State (5-6) at Florida A&M (3-8) 5 p.m. Tallahassee, FL • Bragg Memorial Stadium Alcorn State (2-8) vs. Southeastern Louisiana (3-8) 5 p.m. Alcorn State, MS • Jack Spinks Stadium Mississippi Valley State (3-8) vs. Texas College (3-7) 5 p.m. Itta Bena, MS • Rice-Totten Stadium Alabama A&M (8-3) vs. Tennessee State (5-6) 6 p.m. Huntsville, AL • Louis Crews Stadium Arkansas-Pine Bluff (4-7) vs. Arkansas-Monticello (4-7) 6 p.m. Pine Bluff, AR • Golden Lion Stadium Southern (8-3) at Houston (8-5) 6 p.m. Houston, TX • Robertson Stadium Texas Southern (0-11) vs. Prairie View (7-3) 7 p.m. Houston, TX • Reliant Stadium • ESPNU at 9:30 p.m. Grambling State (8-4) at Nevada (6-6) 8 p.m. Reno, NV • Mackay Stadium Sunday, August 31 Jackson State (8-4) vs. Hampton (6-5) 1 p.m. Orlando, FL • Citrus Bowl • Live on ESPN2 |
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