CLEVELAND, Ohio -- It's not just another game.
Sure, it's an early-season, non-conference matchup but Tuskegee's scheduled tilt against Winston-Salem State (N.C.) is big.
The game, scheduled for a noon kickoff and being billed as the Cleveland Classic, will be played at FirstEnergy Stadium, home of the NFL's Browns.
It pits two teams from rival conference, both ranked in the American Football Coaches Association Division II poll, against each other.
"CIAA (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) schools are tough," Tuskegee coach Willie Slater said. "They've always been tough to me. Every time we play them they're always physical and they're just tough. They have very good players."
Both teams captured conference crowns last season and the Rams advanced all the way to the Division II national championship, becoming the first historically black college to play for a championship since Florida A&M won the inaugural Division I-AA national title in 1978.
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