Vice President Kamala Harris attends FAMU-Howard HBCU National Championship football game
Florida A&M can win the Black College Football National Championship in front of a special guest.
Vice President of the United States Kamala Harris will attend Saturday’s HBCU Celebration Bowl when the Southwestern Athletic Conference Champions Rattlers (11-1) battle the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference winners Howard Bison (6-5) at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, first reported by ESPN Andscape’s Mia Berry.
But it’s not the Football Championship Subdivision Coaches Poll’s fifth-ranked FAMU that VP Harris is rooting for.
The first woman of color to become United States Vice President is a Howard University alumna, graduating with a Political Science and Economics degree in 1986.
Gameday updates: FAMU football vs. Howard in Celebration Bowl for HBCU national championship
VP Harris, 59, interviewed with ABC/ESPN broadcasters Tiffany Greene, a FAMU alumna, and Jay Walker, a Howard alumnus, during the game.
We're honored to host @VP Kamala Harris (@HowardU Class of 1986) at today's game! She spoke with our ABC announcer team @JayWalkerSky and @TiffanyAGreene about her experience attending an HBCU @BowlSeason | @HUBISONFOOTBALL | @MEACSports | @MBStadium | @SecondGentleman pic.twitter.com/aehgSWASVe
— Cricket Celebration Bowl (@CelebrationBowl) December 16, 2023
VP Harris also has ties to Tallahassee.
She visited the Capital City in January to mark the 50th anniversary of the now-overturned Roe v. Wade case at The Moon.
FAMU and VP Harris’ alma mater Howard are making their first appearances in the Celebration Bowl, which pits Division I HBCU conferences SWAC and MEAC against each other for the Black College Football National Championship.
The MEAC owns a 6-1 record over the SWAC since the game's 2015 inception (2020 canceled/COVID). Grambling State is the only SWAC team to win in 2016.
The Rattlers are head-coached by Willie Simmons, who has catapulted his team to a 10-game winning streak entering Saturday.
The Bison are led by head coach Larry Scott and ended their regular season by winning four of their last five games.
How to watch Florida A&M (11-1) vs. Howard (6-5) in HBCU Celebration Bowl
When: Saturday, Dec. 16 at Noon
Where: Mercedes-Benz Stadium; Atlanta, Georgia
Streaming: ABC
Gerald Thomas, III covers Florida A&M University Athletics for the Tallahassee Democrat. Contact him via email at gdthomas@tallahassee.com or on the app formerly known as Twitter @3peatgee.
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