More than 48 hours before kickoff, George Anthony was already decked out in Alcorn State gear and taking in the scene around Center Parc Stadium in Atlanta’s Summerhill neighborhood.
“We haven’t had a season in almost two years now, so everyone’s excited,” said Anthony, who flew in from Baton Rouge, La., Thursday afternoon. He hosts a podcast covering the Southwestern Athletic Conference, or SWAC. Alcorn State faces North Carolina Central Saturday evening in a match-up of Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
While he’s in Atlanta, Anthony says he wants to see the College Football Hall of Fame exhibit dedicated to Black college es and eat at Neyow’s Creole Cafe, a well-known New Orleans restaurant that’s set to open an Atlanta location this weekend.
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