ESPN’s First Take visits Atlanta’s HBCUs

November 6, 2024

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ESPN’s First Take visits Atlanta’s HBCUs

The Clark Atlanta Panthers are 6-2-1 this season. Photo by Menra Mapfumo/The Atlanta Voice

One of the best sports rivalries in Atlanta will renew acquaintances this weekend. Clark Atlanta University and Morehouse College are scheduled to meet on the gridiron at B.T. Harvey Stadium on Saturday, but the big show will be coming to town on Friday.

ESPN’s First Take, which stars Historically Black College and University (HBCU) alums Stephen A. Smith (Winston Salem State University), former National Football League star Shannon Sharpe (Savannah State University) and Molly Qerim will be in the Atlanta University Center on Friday morning. First Take airs weekdays from 10 a.m. to noon.

The visit to Atlanta comes as part of First Take’s “On the Road” live shows on HBCU campuses. The show previously visited Howard University on Sept. 20 and Tennessee State University on Oct. 11. The show comes to downtown Atlanta as Clark Atlanta is having one of its best seasons, the Panthers are 6-2-1 overall, and Morehouse continues its losing ways. The Maroon Tigers, 1-8 this season, the first under head football coach Terance Mathis, are currently on a five-game losing streak following a 37-3 loss at Miles College on Nov. 2.

Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Donnell began his career covering sports and news in Atlanta nearly two decades ago. Since then he has written for Atlanta Business Chronicle, The Southern Cross…
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