ATLANTA, Georgia — The third annual Celebration Bowl showcases its first two winners.
No. 7 N.C. A&T (11-0) won the first Celebration Bowl in 2015, and No. 12 Grambling (11-1) is the defending champ.
The MEAC champion Aggies and SWAC champ Tigers, who are both on 11-game winning streaks, will play at Atlanta's new Mercedes-Benz Stadium at noon Saturday.
It's the start of college football's bowl season, and the national broadcast on ABC has drawn more than five million viewers so far.
And the matchup of champs from the two NCAA Division I leagues made up exclusively of HBCUs means a black college national championship is at stake.
"I told our staff before the season started, 'We have chance to have our best football team.' And we still have a chance," A&T coach Rod Broadway said. "All we need to do is win one more, and this will be the best team I've had in 15 years as a head coach. I can't say enough about these guys."
Five things to know headed into this game:
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