College football to return to Phenix City for first time in 25 years

PHENIX CITY, Alabama  -- A new Whitewater Classic college football match-up is coming to Phenix City, the city announced Friday.

The game, a meeting of Tuskegee and Albany State, will be an annual event starting this September 13, the city said. Officials hope the game will boost tourism and have an economic impact for the city.

Mayor Eddie Lowe announced the game will bring in about $400,000 for the city. He tells us it will cost the city $100,000 to host the game. Tuskegee officials say it was the recent $800,000 renovation of Garrett-Harrison Stadium that made them want to play the game in Phenix City.

The Whitewater Classic will be a return of college football to Phenix City and will be the first such game played at the newly renovated Garrett-Harrison stadium. In May, WRBL News 3 visited the stadium after new turf was installed.


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