By Sarah Whites-Koditschek | swhites-koditschek@al.com
Birmingham leaders agreed to host multiple college sporting events involving Historically Black Colleges and Universities over the next two years.
The city approved plans for two SWAC football games at Legion Field during a city council meeting Tuesday. The first game will be held on Aug. 26. Another game will be held in 2027.
The city also agreed to host the 2027 NCAA Division II Track and Field Championship at the CrossPlex.
The Southwestern Athletic Conference is made up of historically Black colleges and universities. In 2022, Birmingham signed a three-year agreement with SWAC to create the SWAC Classic.
That year, Jackson State University played against the University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff. In 2023 and 2024 Jackson State took on Southern University.
The city signed a contract for those three years to pay up to $300,000 per year to the league.
