BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Temporary title game revival? Who will be the next SWAC Commissioner? What will the conference look like in five years?
These were the questions that hovered over the SWAC's annual Media Day Friday at the Birmingham Marriott where head coaches and players from all 10 member school gathered to unofficially kick off football season.
The News-Star and other members of the media talked with Interim Commissioner Edgar Gantt at a round table interview session, discussing the biggest story lines for the SWAC as the 2018 campaign is less than a month-and-a-half away.
How big is the announcement of championship game coming to Birmingham?
Gantt: It’s been really good exciting time for us as a league and the partnership opportunity that the city of Birmingham has presented us has been really good.
Why was Birmingham the eventual landing spot for the SWAC title game?
Gantt: Birmingham plays a big part of who we are as a league. The conference office has been here since ’99. You’ve had SWAC football championship game historically started here. With the mayor coming on, them revitalizing the sports infrastructure here in the city of Birmingham, it was a great opportunity.
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