The Southwestern Athletic Conference has unveiled their slate of games that will appear on ESPN’s linear and digital platform for the 2025 football season.
The 14-game docket kicks off with North Carolina taking on Southern in the 2025 Cricket MEAC/SWAC Challenge on Saturday, August 23. Other high-profile matchups that will appear on the platform includes Howard v Florida A&M in the Invesco QQQ Orange Blossom Classic ( August 30), the BoomBox Classic which features Jackson State taking on Southern (September 27), Alabama State and Alabama A&M locking horns in the Magic City Classic ( October 25), and Florida A&M v Bethune-Cookman in the Florida Classic ( November 23).
In addition to those exciting matchups, the SWAC Championship game will air on ESPN2, with the season-ending Celebration Bowl airing on ABC, Saturday, December 13.
| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup | Platform |
| Sat, Aug 23 | 7:30 p.m. | North Carolina Central vs. Southern | ABC |
| Sat, Aug 30 | 4 p.m. | Howard vs. Florida A&M | ESPNU |
| Sat, Sep 6 | 7 p.m. | Alabama State at Southern | ESPN+ |
| Sat, Sep 27 | 7 p.m. | Jackson State at Southern | TBD |
| Sat, Oct 11 | 3:30 p.m. | Alabama State at Jackson State | TBD |
| Sat, Oct 11 | 7 p.m. | Texas Southern at Grambling State | TBD |
| Sat, Oct 18 | 4 p.m. | Alcorn State at Florida A&M | TBD |
| Sat, Oct 25 | 3:30 p.m. | Alabama State vs. Alabama A&M | TBD |
| Sat, Nov 1 | 7 p.m. | Jackson State at Florida A&M | TBD |
| Sat, Nov 8 | 4 p.m. | Southern at Alcorn State | TBD |
| Sat, Nov 22 | 3:30 p.m. | Alcorn State at Jackson State | TBD |
| Sat, Nov 22 | 3:30 p.m. | Bethune-Cookman vs. Florida A&M | TBD |
| Sat, Dec 6 | 2 p.m. | Pepsi SWAC Championship | ESPN2 |
| Sat, Dec 13 | 12 p.m. | Cricket Celebration Bowl | ABC |
