MEAC/SWAC Challenge Kickoff

The Cricket MEAC/SWAC Challenge is an annual game that features teams from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) and the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). Launched in 2005 and played on Labor Day Weekend, the matchup was held for its first three years at historic Legion Field in Birmingham, Ala. In 2008, the event moved to Citrus Bowl Stadium in Orlando, Fla. In 2016 and 2017 the event was hosted at campus sites. Since 2018 the Challenge has been held at Atlanta's Georgia State University's Center Parc Stadium.