Big-money football games are becoming a necessity for Jackson State, which uses the revenue from several games to fund a big chunk of its $6 million athletic department budget. After JSU won its first Southwestern Athletic Conference championship since 1996 last season, it was chosen to play Hampton in the MEAC/SWAC Challenge to open the 2008 season. Athletic director Bob Braddy said the game yielded about $300,000 before expenses.The Tigers play Tennessee State in the Southern Heritage Classic in Memphis on Saturday for a $300,000 payout. And the Capital City Classic, an annual November game that pits JSU against Alcorn in Jackson, will produce revenues of about $250,000 per team, said Braddy.
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