WASHINGTON, D.C. – A Classic is Marching into D.C.! Events DC today announced the schedule of game day events for the AT&T Nation’s Football Classic™. The inaugural Classic features a renewal of the football rivalry between Howard University and Morehouse College this Saturday at RFK Stadium (3:30 p.m.).

The RFK Stadium Box Office opens at 9 a.m. for ticket purchases, will call pick-up and voucher redemption. Parking lots open at 9 a.m., and gates open at 2 p.m.

Pregame activities on the RFK Stadium field begin at 2:30 p.m. with the Pepsi MAX Pregame Concert featuring Brand Nubian (“Slow Down”), Nice & Smooth (“Sometimes I Rhyme Slow”) and DJ Biz Markie. Local entertainer Raheem DeVaughn (“Believe”) will perform the national anthem and rising musical artist and D.C. native Alison Carney (“You Said”) will sing “Lift Every Voice.” Following the singing of the anthems, D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray and Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed join together to perform the ceremonial coin toss.

Keisha Knight Pulliam (The Cosby Show) and A.J. Calloway (B.E.T.’s 106 & Park) host the Target Halftime Show, which includes the highly anticipated “Battle of the Bands” between the Howard University ‘Showtime’ Marching Band and the Morehouse College ‘House of Funk’ Marching Band.

The Pepsi MAX Fan Festival, a free festival with games, music and exhibit booths, is open on the RFK Stadium Festival Grounds (Lot 8) from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. The non-stop extravaganza includes appearances by music artists Jermaine Dupri and Da Brat, actors Laz Alonso (Avatar; Jumping The Broom), Lance Gross (House of Payne), Lamman Rucker (Tyler Perry’s Meet The Browns) and Hosea Chanchez (The Game), entertainment personalities Fonzworth Bentley (Making The Band 2, From G’s To Gents) and Angela & Vanessa Simmons (Run’s House), and WKYS jockey Angie Ange.

Other Pepsi MAX Fan Festival elements

AT&T Sound Stage and Lounge

• Appearance by Jermaine Dupri and performance by Da Brat

• DJ Kool spinning the latest tunes

• Games for prizes

• Lounge to recharge devices, relax and learn about AT&T’s latest products

• AT&T HBCU Tailgate Tour featuring Russ Parr and Rickey Smiley

Pepsi MAX Sound Stage

• DJs DJ Omega and Biz Markie (“Just A Friend”)

• Pepsi MAX All-Star Dance Team exhibition

• Dance-off featuring Beat Ya Feet Kings

• Battle of the Bands exhibition

Bullseye Block Party sponsored by Target

• Featuring DJ SNS, with special performances by local double-dutch troop Greenbelt S.I.T.Y Stars and break-dance group Urban Artistry  

• Hopscotch and jump-rope competition

• Samples of Archer Farms potato chips and Miss Jessie’s Hair Care products

Wells Fargo Booth

• Displays on banking services

• Interactive games, contests and photo booth

• Hosea Chanchez appearance

Chevy

• Commemorative posters, cars display, t-shirt giveaways

US Army Booth

• Military equipment display

• “Strength in Action” precision tour featuring fitness and aviation elements and ROTC Leadership Challenge

Fit Kids Area

• Appearance by Surgeon General Regina M. Benjamin

• Interactive area focusing on fitness and health activity for youth

Health Pavilion

• United Way

• Get Checked 4 Life

• American Cancer Society

• Metropolitan Police Department

• Modell’s

• United Health Group

• Department of Health

• March of Dimes

• Redskins Charitable Foundation

• American Heart Association

Other

• BET

• The Root

• Class Watch

• Morehouse College Bookstore and school information

• Howard University Bookstore and school information

• Love Nightclub

• Food trucks

Game Day Schedule
9 a.m. RFK Stadium Box Office opens
9 a.m. Stadium parking lots open
10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Pepsi MAX Fan Festival
2 p.m. Stadium gates open
2:30 p.m. Pregame activities begin with the Pepsi MAX Pregame Concert
3:30 p.m. AT&T Nation’s Football Classic – Howard vs. Morehouse

Featuring the Target Halftime Show

Tickets for the AT&T Nation’s Football Classic™ range from $15 to $60 and can be purchased at the RFK Stadium Box Office with no service charge. For group sales and tickets in the VIP “Super Suite” area, call (202) 608-1140. Tickets can also be purchased at all Ticketmaster locations, Ticketmaster.com, the Howard University box office located at Cramton Auditorium and the Morehouse College Bookstore.

RFK Stadium is easily accessible by Metrorail on the Blue and Orange lines (Stadium-Armory station) and numerous Metrobus lines. For additional information, please visit www.NationsFootballClassic.com.
NFC Twitter: www.Twitter.com/@nationsclassic
NFC Facebook: www.Facebook.com/NationsFootballClassic
Howard University: www.Howard.edu
Morehouse College: www.Morehouse.edu

Contacts:
Teri Washington, Events DC: (202) 494-5737
Toya Watts, Events DC: (202) 480-5789
Lisa Milner / Luis Maya, Swanson Communications: (202) 783-5500

About the AT&T Nation's Football Classic™
The AT&T Nation's Football Classic™ is a black college football game held annually at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. This year, the game features Howard University against Morehouse College. Organized by Events DC, the AT&T Nation's Football Classic™ was created to celebrate the passion and tradition of the college football experience, recognize the history of service to others by the students, faculty and alumni of historically black colleges and universities, highlight the unity of African American culture, and honor the heritage and excellence of these proud institutions. Tickets for the AT&T Nation’s Football Classic™ are on sale now at the RFK Stadium Box Office, Ticketmaster.com, Ticketmaster outlets, the Howard University Box Office at Cramton Auditorium and the Morehouse College Bookstore. Seats are priced at $15, $25, $40, $50 and $60.