MONTGOMERY, Ala. | With just one week to the start of the 2021 football season with the 2021 SWAC/MEAC Challenge, Executive Director of the Cricket Celebration Bowl, and Cricket SWAC/MEAC Challenge Kickoff John T. Grant announced the future matchups of the annual HBCU football season opener this week.

Following the game this season, Alabama State and Howard will kick off the 2022 season in Atlanta, while in 2023 Jackson State and South Carolina State will meet. The final game announced was in 2024 featuring Florida A&M and Norfolk State.

Even though a matchup has not been announced for 2025, Grant said that Southern has committed to play in the 2025 SWAC/MEAC Challenge.

This year's SWAC/MEAC Challenge will feature Alcorn State and North Carolina Central on August 28 on ESPN.

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