Southern University, FAMU to play this season

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Southern and Florida A&M will play football in 2008 after all.

The schools, with the help of South Carolina State, came to an agreement to play, and FAMU sent out a release announcing the game Monday. The sides have yet to sign a contract. “We agreed to it,” Southern Athletic Director Greg LaFleur said Monday.

A new contract establishing dates for the final three games (barring any interruption: at Florida A&M in 2009 and 2011 and at Southern in 2010) will need to be authored. “It worked out great,” LaFleur said. “Thanks to South Carolina State. This would not have been possible without the cooperation of South Carolina State.”

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Proposed 2008 Football Schedule

Date Opponent

Aug. 30 at Houston
Sept. 6 at Tenn. State
Sept. 13 MISS. VALLEY
Sept. 20 Open
Sept. 27 at Alcorn State*
Oct. 4 at Jackson State*
Oct. 11 TEXAS SOUTHERN*
Oct. 18 FLORIDA A&M
Oct. 25 at Prairie View*
Nov. 1 UAPB*
Nov. 8 Open
Nov. 15 ALABAMA STATE*
Nov. 22 Open
Nov. 29 Grambling* (Bayou Classic)

* Southwestern Athletic Conference games
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