Morehouse to Battle VA Union at 2023 Black College Football HOF Classic

James “Shack” Harris and Doug Williams have announced that Morehouse College and Virginia Union University will be battling it out in the 2023 Black College Football Hall of Fame Classic presented by AEP Ohio on Sunday, September 3.

Morehouse helmet; Credit: Kyle A. Mosley, HBCU Legends

“Now in its fourth year, the Black College Football Hall of Fame Classic is quickly becoming a premier showcase for excellence in historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Northeast Ohio is thrilled to host the administration and staff, students and alumni of these two great institutions,” said Adrian Allison, Director of Relations at the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

The co-founders of the Black College Football Hall of Fame told an audience at the 30th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Greater Township Commission Mayors Breakfast in honor of Dr. King, who graduated in 1948 from Morehouse College.

The Virginia Union Tigers hope to repeat their successful 9-1 football campaign starting in 2022, with the return of All-American Jada Byers to the program. Morehouse is in the throes of change as head coach Richard Freeman has stepped down after 16 seasons in charge of the team.

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The Maroon Tigers will be looking for revenge after losing a nailbiter 35-30 to Alabama A&M in the 2019 Black College Football Hall of Fame Classic. Aqeel Glass passed for 397 yards, four touchdowns and two interceptions against a pesky Morehouse defense.

Maroon Tigers star running back Santo Dunn rushed for 59 yards and a touchdown in the loss.

Glass threw a 20-yard touchdown to Brian Jenkins, Jr. with 3 seconds left to edge Morehouse for the win.

Both teams racked up nearly 900 yards of offense in front of a crowd of 9,776 at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium on September 1, 2019.

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