The Bayou Classic is one of the most celebrated and anticipated games of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC), an iconic annual event between the Southern University Jaguars and the Grambling ...

The Bayou Classic is more than a football game. It's a celebration of higher education. It's a family reunion. It's more than a half century of tradition. State and local elected officials joined ...

Culture and football came together in New Orleans for a clash between Grambling State and Southern for one of the biggest rivalries in college football: the 52nd Annual Bayou Classic. The historic ...

Battle of the bands at the 49th annual Bayou Classic, held at the Superdome in New Orleans, LA in 2022. Most of New Orleans' French Quarter will be closed to vehicle traffic this weekend — from Friday ...

For many, it is a football game. For me, it’s football, Black pageantry, tradition and pride. My journey with the Bayou Classic began as a first-generation college student and student-athlete at ...

Chadrick Kennedy attended Howard University, but he has been going to the Bayou Classic since before he was born. The college football game between two other historically Black universities, Southern ...