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• Special delivery: Game ball on its way to Bayou Classic via traditional BR-to-NOLA run

  November 24, 2023 11:15 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Before the sun came up, the run was on. The annual ROTC Football Run got underway at 5:30 a.m. Friday in Baton Rouge. Members of the ROTC programs from Southern and Grambling universities are taking turns toting the pigskin to New Orleans, where it is... more »

• Ball run, Battle of the Bands to kick off Bayou Classic weekend

  November 24, 2022 5:08 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - The running of the football from Baton Rouge to the Caesars Superdome will mark the start of Bayou Classic Weekend. Friday's Bayou Classic Motivational Gameday Ball Run, as it is formally labelled, started at 5 a.m. in the Capital City. The Southern University Army ROTC, assisted... more »

• Louisiana Dept of Health to offer free COVID-19 vaccines at Bayou Classic Events

  November 24, 2021 9:25 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) is partnering with the Bayou Classic and the National Medical Association to offer free COVID-19 vaccines at Bayou Classic events Friday, Nov. 26 and Saturday, Nov. 27. Adults and children getting their first shots will also receive a $100 Shot... more »

• Grambling fires Head Coach Broderick Fobbs

  November 16, 2021 6:27 AM

  GRAMBLING - Dr. Trayvean Scott, serving as Vice President of Intercollegiate Athletics at Grambling, confirmed Monday that the university's head football coach, Broderick Fobbs has been relieved of his duties. Scott posted the announcement on social media, thanking Fobbs, " for his hard work and dedication to Grambling State... more »

• Bayou Classic tickets to become available for purchase Wednesday

  June 2, 2021 8:51 AM

  On Wednesday morning, football fans in south Louisiana will be able to purchase tickets to one of the year's most anticipated events. Tickets to the 2021 Bayou Classic will be available for purchase, beginning 10 a.m., Wednesday. The Saturday, November 27 face-off between the Southern Jaguars and the... more »

• Southern wins third straight Bayou Classic in rout of Grambling 49-7 Play Video

  April 17, 2021 4:40 PM

  Thanks to a high flying offense and an even better defense Southern takes down Grambling 49-7 to push their Bayou Classic winning streak to three. Quarterback Ladarius Skelton with almost 200 yards of total offense all by himself. Skelton was named game MVP for third straight time. Jags now lead... more »

• Bayou Classic fans anxiously await November's rescheduled game

  November 27, 2020 3:42 PM

  BATON ROUGE - This time last year, football fans across Louisiana were preparing to represent their favorite teams in the Bayou Classic face-off between the Southern University Jaguars and Grambling State University's Tigers. But the traditional game, normally played in the final Saturday of November, has been postponed by... more »

• Bayou Classic officially moved to Shreveport for upcoming season Play Video

  October 4, 2020 10:35 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The annual Bayou Class, which pits the Southern and Grambling football teams against one another, will not happen in New Orleans this season. On Monday, officials announced the game will be moved to Shreveport. The game, usually played in November, will take place April 17, 2021.... more »

• Southern addresses questions regarding Bayou Classic, student-athletes return to campus

  June 18, 2020 7:23 AM

  BATON ROUGE - As many of Louisiana's student-athletes return to their respective fields for socially distanced workouts, the state's football fans eagerly anticipate a decision from Southern University as to the status of the Bayou Classic and its student-athletes' return to campus. According to The Advocate , Southern athletic... more »

• Feuding men from St. Mary Parish tied to Canal Street shooting after Bayou Classic

  December 10, 2019 4:54 PM

  NEW ORLEANS – A pair of feuding men from St. Mary Parish are the ones who opened fire on Canal Street the weekend after Thanksgiving, injuring a dozen people, police said in a news conference Tuesday afternoon. Authorities revealed the break in the case after executing a search of... more »

• Southern, Grambling fans encounter Bayou Classic traffic on I-10

  November 25, 2016 5:00 PM

  LAPLACE - Traffic slowed across the Bonnet Carre Spillway as Southern and Grambling fans drove into New Orleans. All day, state traffic monitors warned of slowdowns to New Orleans. The Bayou Classic is Saturday. Ten-mile long traffic jams were causing heavy delays on I-10 between Baton Rouge and... more »

• FINAL: Southern tops Mississippi Valley 55-0

  November 19, 2016 4:29 PM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Lenard Tillery broke Odie Posey's 67-year-old record for the season rushing mark at Southern University, and the Jaguars stayed undefeated in conference play with a 55-0 rout of Mississippi Valley State on Saturday night. The Jaguars (8-2, 8-0 Southwestern Athletic Conference) will close the... more »

• Troy Brown resigns from leadership position in Senate

  December 3, 2015 4:01 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - Embattled state Senator Troy Brown has resigned from an elected position within the Senate due to legal issues from a domestic battery incident after the Bayou Classic last weekend. Brown faces misdemeanor domestic battery charges after he was accused of punching a longtime girlfriend in the... more »

• Jags lose 4 football staffers Wednesday

  December 2, 2015 10:03 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Three assistant coaches and a coordinator all departed the Southern University football program Wednesday. The most recent was Chad Germany, a coordinator, who resigned. The other three left after being terminated, sources confirmed to the WBRZ Sports Department. Coaches Lorick Atkinson, Myron Jackson and Chris... more »

• NOPD says married Sen. Troy Brown punched girlfriend at Bayou Classic party Play Video

  November 30, 2015 10:41 AM

  NEW ORLEANS -State senator Troy Brown was a no show for his first court appearance after he was arrested over the weekend for allegedly punching a woman in the face. Instead, his attorney Senator Ed Murray entered a not guilty plea on his behalf, and waived his appearance. ... more »