Toyota SWAC Football Championship Events announced

The Southwestern Athletic Conference renewed its contract with NRG Stadium for three more years which means the 2016 SWAC Football Championship is set to return to Houston, Texas. The winner of the East and West Divisions will meet for Judgment Day Saturday, Dec. 3 at 3 p.m. CT. Last season, Alcorn State earned back-to-back championships after defeating Southern University in 2014 and Grambling State in 2015. There will be special events around the football championship weekend starting with its annual SWAC Hall of Fame reception Thursday, Dec. 1. On gameday, the annual SWAC Battle of the Bands, featuring performances from the respective division winners, culminates with Judgment Day at halftime.  Traci Steele and Big Tigger will serve as the official host.   Tickets range from $15 - $55 (plus applicable TM fees) and increase of $5 the day of game. The champion will earn the conference title and a chance to play in the annual Air Force Reserve Celebration BowlSaturday, Dec. 17 in Atlanta, Ga. About SWACFounded in 1920, the Southwestern Athletic Conference - made up of historically black colleges and universities - and its members are committed to the philosophy of maintaining intercollegiate athletics as an integral part of the overall educational program. The conference believes in and subscribes to the fundamental principles of amateurism, institutional control, sound academic standards, financial aid, recruiting, and ethical conduct that govern intercollegiate athletics, and the enforcement of rules and regulations as adopted by the NCAA. Sponsoring 18 sports, the SWAC ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of alumni playing with professional sports teams- particularly in football. Thursday, December 1      · SWAC Hall of Fame Reception 6:00 p.m. (Invitation Only) * Friday, December 2      · SWAC Football Championship Press Conference at NRG Stadium 10 a.m. (Media Members Only) * Saturday, December 3     · 2016 SWAC College Expo at NRG Stadium 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.       · 2016 Halftime Battle of the Bands       · 2016 Toyota SWAC Football Championship at NRG Stadium 3:00 p.m.