Thursday, March 27, 2014
UCF to host big annual college football matchup, MEAC/SWAC Challenge Presented by Disney, while Citrus Bowl is renovated
North Carolina A&T State University and Alabama A&M University will face off for the 10th anniversary MEAC/SWAC Challenge presented by Disney on August 31.
ORLANDO, Florida -- The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference/Southwestern Athletic Conference Challenge is getting a new home while the Citrus Bowl gets new digs.
The football game will be held Aug. 31 at Bright House Networks Stadium at The University of Central Florida. The university’s board of trustees approved the deal March 27.
The full name of the game is the MEAC/SWAC Challenge Presented by Disney. ESPN Events, a division of ESPN Regional Television, will be the event operator. The game, which showcases historically black colleges' football programs, is expected to bring 12,000-15,000 people to the Bright House Networks stadium.
The game will be broadcast nationally on ESPN 2, and ...
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