A new tradition for HBCU football could be starting at one of the nation's oldest football stadiums on the campus of Harvard University.

"It's really a cultural event," said Derek Brown, co-founder of the Essence HBCU Classic, an NCAA football game between teams of historically Black colleges and universities. This year's inaugural match-up is between with the Morehouse College Maroon Tigers and the Johnson C. Smith University Golden Bulls on Saturday during Labor Day Weekend.

"Football is definitely a part of the weekend. But I would say it's the appetizer, and everything that comes with it is the entrée," Brown said.

The four-day event co-founded by Campus Rise, which also created the HBCU NY Classic , will feature a pep rally, tailgate, battle of the bands and a step show with th

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