The Cricket MEAC/SWAC Challenge Kickoff presented by Toyota is an annual D1 HBCU college football game, played week 0. Only in Atlanta and LIVE on ABC
Annual HBCU football classic showcasing top teams from the MEAC and SWAC
Every rivalry needs a food debate. 😂
Here's the SWAC picks.
Who got it right? 🤔
Week 0 football is back in 3 DAYS‼️
Forget the football for a second… let's talk food. 😋
Whose campus has the better eats? 🍴
The season kicks off in 3 DAYS‼️
Different campuses. Different traditions. Same energy. 🔥
Which school are you visiting first?
4 days till Kickoff 🏈
08/25/2026
There are football games.
Then there are HBCU football games.
Where every snap and every note are part of something bigger.
is proud to celebrate the traditions, talent, and culture that make HBCU football unlike anything else.
Bands. Football. Bragging Rights.
Live on ABC
7:30 PM ET
August 29
Center Parc Stadium
Every campus has that one thing you have to do. 👀
We asked MEAC players to finish the sentence
Consider this your official campus tour guide. 😂
5 days till Kickoff 🏈
08/24/2026
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08/23/2026
Gameday is close by, here's all the info you and your crew will need for a smooth Saturday‼️We'll see you at Center Parc Stadium 📍
We’re one week away from Week 0 football and we can’t wait to see what plays take our breath away this year, like this 49-yd TD run to put the Eagles up just before halftime. Tune in next Saturday at 7pm and see the next Good Hands Play of the Game LIVE on ABC.
08/21/2026
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Talk your talk. 🗣️
“Nobody in the conference wants to play us because…”
the season starts in 9 days, there won't be anywhere to hide. 👀
Who's your team in the MEAC?