DALLAS, Texas -- The Southwest Airlines State Fair Classic, the annual football game between Prairie View A&M University and Grambling State University, is poised to stay at the Cotton Bowl through 2025.
The Dallas Park and Recreation Board on Thursday will consider a five-year extension to the city’s agreement with the two historically black universities. The current deal runs through 2020.
Under the proposed extension, there would be no changes to the financial terms. The city pays each school $75,000 a year to participate in the game, which is played during the State Fair of Texas.
This year’s State Fair Classic kicks off at 4:30 p.m. on Sept. 27.
The Prairie View A&M-Grambling game is one of two marquee gridiron battles during the State Fair. The other, of course, is the Red River Showdown between the University of Texas and the University of Oklahoma.
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