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Key games include the season opener against Howard University in the Orange Blossom Classic, a rematch of the 2023 Celebration Bowl. Other pivotal games include SWAC matchups against Alabama State, ...
This year’s Orange Blossom Classic is also a nod to the game’s beginnings when FAMU defeated Howard 9-6 in the 1933 inception. The teams also met in the 1974 Orange Blossom Classic, with FAMU ...
The 2025 Invesco QQQ Orange Blossom Classic will feature a new channel and kickoff time for the matchup between Florida A&M and Howard. ESPN U will broadcast the event at 3 PM CT/4 PM ET on ...
The teams have faced each other twice in the Orange Blossom Classic (1933 and 1974). They last met on the field in the 2023 Celebration Bowl, which FAMU won 30-26.
The Orange Blossom Classic Committee announced that Invesco QQQ has signed on as the title partner in a new three-year agreement, ushering in a dynamic new era under the name Invesco QQQ Orange ...
The inaugural Orange Blossom Classic in 1933 featured these two historic programs—Florida A&M and Howard—facing off at the Black Only’s Ballpark in Jacksonville, Florida, in front of 2,000 fans.
The Orange Blossom Classic just landed a game-changing endorsement, and it’s more than just a name on the marquee. Invesco QQQ, one of the leading investment management brands in the U.S., has ...
FAMU hasn’t played in the Orange Blossom Classic since 2023, when it defeated Jackson State 28-10. Last year’s Orange Blossom Classic was between Alabama State and North Carolina Central.
When Kendra Bulluck-Major bought the rights to the Orange Blossom Classic, a legacy HBCU football game founded in 1933 by Florida A&M University, she was bringing back to life more than a sporting ...
For Bulluck-Major, this work hits home. Inspired by her father’s love for Florida A&M University and the original Orange Blossom Classic that began in 1933, she’s picked up the baton with ...
The Elevation Experience took the stage as the powerful lead-up to the Classic. This was more than a start-up event. It became a haven for ambitious, driven Black women – entrepreneurs, leaders, ...