ESPN Events Adds Red Tails Classic To College Football Opening Weekend Lineup, Honoring Tuskegee Airmen

Tuskegee vs. Fort Valley State will be played at the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Ala. – Sunday, Sept. 5, at 7 p.m. ET on ESPNU

NEWS: We've added a third HBCU event to our portfolio - the Red Tails Classic. The event will honor Tuskegee Airmen who fought in World War II.@MyTUAthletics & @FVSUATHLETICS will meet in the inaugural game on Sunday, Sept. 5. 📺 - ESPNU

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— ESPN Events (@ESPNEvents) February 26, 2021

.@ESPNEvents announced the Red Tails Classic today, a new college football opening wknd game honoring the Tuskegee Airmen.

On Sept. 5, @MyTUAthletics vs @FVSUATHLETICS will be played at Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Ala. on ESPNU. Via @ItsAnnaNegron: https://t.co/ViPmW6gTXv pic.twitter.com/xd8hDfHmvb

— bill hofheimer (@bhofheimer_espn) February 26, 2021