At the Orange Blossom Classic, everyone is family
Family reunion vibe draws multiple generations from Florida A&M and Jackson State
The 90-year-old Orange Blossom Classic (OBC) has grown into one of the largest historically Black college events in the country, with more than 45,000 people expected to attend the football game and related events in Miami Gardens, Florida, this weekend. But despite the large scale of the event, fans, students and alumni say the classic’s intimate family reunion vibe is what makes it so popular year after year.
“I think this has the potential to be right up there with the other top classics – the Florida Classic, Bayou Classic, Magic City Classic. You know, all those classic games that traditionally year in, year out people look forward to attending,” said Florida A&M football coach Willie Simmons, whose team will face Southwestern Athletic Conference rival Jackson State in the game on Sunday at Hard Rock Stadium.
Click HERE to read full article by Hy-Lo News Publisher Janey Tate for Andscape.
The interviews for Janey’s Andscape article about OBC were so were so dope that we had to share the full in-depth raw conversations with our Hy-Lo News audience.
Get into our conversations on how much OBC has grown, the economic impact, what FAMU Head coach thinks about the OBC game and the bowl game implications. what JSU love about HBCU culture and how alumni of FAMU and JSU celebrate at OBC.
Three more OBC interviews dropping soon including head FAMU Football Coach!
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