From FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth · Dionne Anglin · · 1m 30s
HBCU rivalry returns to Cotton Bowl
Prairie View A&M and Grambling State renew their historic matchup at the State Fair of Texas this Saturday.
In brief
Prairie View A&M and Grambling State renew their historic matchup at the State Fair of Texas this Saturday. One of college football's biggest HBCU rivalries returns to Dallas this weekend, drawing over 60,000 fans to the Cotton Bowl for a tradition spanning over a century. Originally reported by FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort…
Historic rivalry returns to Dallas
Prairie View A&M and Grambling State face off Saturday at 6 p.m. at the Cotton Bowl for the annual State Fair Classic, one of college football's biggest HBCU matchups.
Massive crowd expected
The event typically draws more than 60,000 fans to the Cotton Bowl, making it one of the most attended HBCU football games of the year.
Battle of the bands
Beyond football, the halftime show features Prairie View's Marching Storm and Grambling's world-famed Tiger Marching Band, two of the nation's most recognized HBCU ensembles.
Tradition dating back a century
The State Fair Classic began in 1925 with Wiley College facing Langston University. Prairie View and Grambling moved the game to the Cotton Bowl in 1985.
Prairie View leads recent matchups
Prairie View A&M has won the last two games in the rivalry and will compete for the traveling State Fair Classic championship belt on Saturday.
Unique atmosphere at state fair
The State Fair of Texas opens Friday, with the game Saturday offering what organizers call an unmatched setting for college football in the heart of the fair.
“There's no more unique atmosphere to play a college football game than right in the heart of the State Fair of Texas in a historic Cotton Bowl.”
Here's the gist
One of college football's biggest HBCU rivalries returns to Dallas this weekend, drawing over 60,000 fans to the Cotton Bowl for a tradition spanning over a century.
