Two MEAC Football Games Featuring NCCU To Air On ESPNU; HBCU Bowl Live On ABC

NORFOLK, Va., – ESPN announced this week its slate of college football games to be aired live on ESPNU during the 2023 season, and two Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) contests were among those listed.

Both games feature defending Cricket Celebration Bowl champion North Carolina Central.

In addition, ESPN announced this year’s Cricket MEAC/SWAC Challenge Kickoff between South Carolina State and Jackson State on Saturday, Aug. 26, in Atlanta, Ga. The game will kick off at 7:30 p.m. and air live on ABC for the first time.

Thursday, Oct. 19, the Eagles will hit the road to square off against Morgan State. The following Thursday, Oct. 26, North Carolina Central will return home to take on South Carolina State.

Both games will air live on ESPNU at 7:30 p.m. ET.

The Cricket Celebration Bowl will be Saturday, Dec. 16 at noon, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Ga., and will air live on ABC – meaning the bookends of the Div. I HBCU football season will air on network television.

The rest of the MEAC’s 2023 ESPN football slate will be announced later, in anticipation of MEAC Football Media Day, presented by Wells Fargo, on Friday, July 21.

About the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference

The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) is in its 52nd year of intercollegiate competition with the 2022-23 academic school year. Located in Norfolk, Va., the MEAC consists of eight outstanding historically Black institutions across the Atlantic coastline: Coppin State University, Delaware State University, Howard University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State University, Norfolk State University, North Carolina Central University, and South Carolina State University.con