BATON ROUGE, Louisiana -- Beginning this season, all future Southern football home openers will be known as the "Pete Richardson Classic."Standing in an F.G. Clark Activity Center corridor that used to serve as the Jaguars' equipment room during Richardson's tenure, surrounded by the friends and administrators who supported him through his 17-year coaching tenure, Southern announced the move to honor the legendary former coach with a day dedicated to his lifetime of achievements.
The inaugural classic will happen Sept. 15 when the Jaguars host Langston University for the home opener.
"It means a great deal to me and my family because Southern University means a great deal for us," Richardson said. "It's also a great deal for the fans. Those guys have an outstanding program. It should be a great game."
Athletic director Roman Banks said the honor — almost a year in the making since he first proposed it — is long overdue for a man of Richardson's stature.
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