Bulldogs have something else to cheer for going into Classic week
Graduating college at 81 years old By Christina Chambers | April 14, 2021 at 5:21 PM CDT - Updated April 14 at 9:30 PM
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - We are three days away from the Magic City Classic at Legion Field and for one Alabama A&M graduate, she believes sheâs giving the Bulldogs something to cheer about before her team hits the field.
81-year-old Donzella Washington has many titles in her life. Sheâs a mother, a foster parent, and now a college graduate.
âThatâs exciting. To be 81 and to have come this far,â said Donzella Washington.
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Bâham plans to enforce COVID-19 protocols at 79th annual Magic CIty Classic
Enforcing rule changes at the Magic City Classic By Brittany Dionne | April 14, 2021 at 11:15 PM CDT - Updated April 14 at 11:15 PM
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Usually, days before the Magic City Classic, the city of Birmingham would be packed with visitors, parties breaking out over town and fans would be preparing to tailgate at Legion Field. But the for the Spring game, tailgating was banned along with other restrictions due to the pandemic.
Adhering to state and federal health guidelines, officials put several measures in place to prevent the spread of COVID at the 79th annual Magic City Classic.
Many of the festivities that usually surround the Magic City Classic, including tailgating, will be missing this year. But Legion Field will still be the site of a spirited football game between arch rivals Alabama State and Alabama A&M. (Solomon Crenshaw Jr. / Alabama NewsCenter)
By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
It’s more than a game.
That is the standard description of the McDonald’s Magic City Classic presented by Coca-Cola. The annual fall gridiron meeting at Legion Field between Alabama State and Alabama A&M universities is the marquee event of at least a week of activity in and around Birmingham.
Alabama’s Magic City Classic different this year, but rivalry the same
By Solomon Crenshaw Jr. April 14, 2021
Many of the festivities that usually surround the Magic City Classic, including tailgating, will be missing this year. But Legion Field will still be the site of a spirited football game between arch rivals Alabama State and Alabama A&M. (Solomon Crenshaw Jr. / Alabama NewsCenter)
It’s more than a game.
That is the standard description of the McDonald’s Magic City Classic presented by Coca-Cola. The annual fall gridiron meeting at Legion Field between Alabama State and Alabama A&M universities is the marquee event of at least a week of activity in and around Birmingham.