Alcorn State and UAPB to play in this year’s Southern Heritage Classic

Alcorn State and UAPB to play in this year’s Southern Heritage Classic

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- The Southern Heritage Classic match has officially been set for September 27, with the Alcorn State Braves taking on the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Golden Lions. Southern Heritage Classic Organizer Fred Jones has been quiet about plans to move forward after Tennessee State University announced it wouldn’t return in January. Jones announces that Alcorn State and the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff are set to go he…

Southern Heritage Classic matchup is set for 2025, featuring the Alcorn State Braves and Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions

From left to right: HCF founder, President & CEO, Demetrius Johnson Jr., and Southern Heritage Classic founder, Fred Jones Jr. MEMPHIS, TN – SMC Entertainment has announced that the 36th Southern Heritage Classic will take place on Saturday, September 27, 2025 at 6 p.m. inside of the Simmons Bank Liberty Bowl Stadium, featuring the historically Black college and university (HBCU) teams of the Alcorn State University Braves and the University of …