On Thursday, HBCU GO released its latest slate of games for the 2026 season, featuring several standout matchups across the SWAC. Including games with potential SWAC championship implications, the 13-game slate starts on August 29 with North Carolina Central visiting Texas Southern University and then concludes on November 21 with a battle between Texas Southern and the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.
Three highly anticipated games from Florida A&M are featured on HBCU GO’s 2026 schedule. First, in Week 4, the Rattlers and Tennessee State renew their rivalry; they played in the Atlanta HBCU Classic for years until both programs rolled off each other’s schedules in the 2010s. This will be their first matchup since 2017. Meanwhile, Alabama State’s homecoming matchup against FAMU will be featured on October 10 at 4 p.m. The matchup will feature two former stars at their alma mater coaching against each other in Florida A&M’s Quinn Gray Sr. and Alabama State’s Eddie Robinson Jr.
Also, Isaiah Knowles—who emerged as one of the best quarterbacks in the country at Albany State—will go up against Andrew Body, who had a historic season for Alabama State last year. Then, Florida A&M faces off against Marshall Faulk and Southern University in Week 10, which could be a thrilling matchup between two SWAC championship contenders.
The full slate of games is below.
WEEK DATE TIME(ET) MATCHUP VENUE1Aug-29 7:00pm ENorth Carolina Central @ Texas SouthernW.W. Thorne Stadium2Sep-57:00pm EHope Labor Day Classic Edward Waters @ Jackson StateVeterans Memorial Stadium3Sep-127:00pm ESouthern Heritage Classic Alcorn State vs Arkansas-Pine BluffSimmons Bank Liberty Stadium4Sep-197:00pm ETennessee State @ Florida A&MKen Riley Field at Bragg Memorial Stadium5Sep-267:00pm ESouth Carolina State @ Bethune-CookmanDaytona Stadium6Oct-33:00pm ETruth and Service Classic Howard vs HamptonAudi Field7Oct-104:00pm EHOMECOMING Florida A&M @ Alabama StateASU Stadium8Oct-173:00pm EHOMECOMING Alcorn State @ Prairie View A&MPanther Stadium at Blackshear Field9Oct-243:00pm EHOMECOMING Arkansas-Pine Bluff @ Florida A&MKen Riley Field at Bragg Memorial Stadium10Oct-313:00pm ESouthern University @ Florida A&MKen Riley Field at Bragg Memorial Stadium11Nov-73:00pm EMississippi Valley State @ Jackson StateVeterans Memorial Stadium12Nov-143:00pm E Alcorn State @ Southern UniversityA.W. Mumford Stadium13Nov-213:00pm ETexas Southern @ Arkansas-Pine BluffSimmons Bank Field
On Thursday, HBCU GO released its latest slate of games for the 2026 season, featuring several standout matchups across the SWAC. Including games with potential SWAC championship implications, the 13-game slate starts on August 29 with North Carolina Central visiting Texas Southern University and then concludes on November 21 with a battle between Texas Southern and the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.
