Anything can happen in a rivalry game. Everything happened in the State Fair Classic on Saturday night. Grambling State quarterback Myles Crawley led a gutsy touchdown drive to tie the game at 24 with 38 seconds remaining,

The State Fair Classic is back, and you know what that means, it's time for some high-stakes HBCU football in the heart of Texas. This Saturday, the Grambling State Tigers (3-1) and the Prairie View A&M Panthers (1-3) will face off at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas,

It will be a Tigers vs. Tigers showdown as Grambling State plays host to Jackson State in SWAC play today. Grambling likely still has a bad taste in their mouths after a 66-24 defeat to JSU in 2022.

With its fried foods, Ferris wheel and Big Tex, the State Fair of Texas features plenty of signature traditions, one being the annual rivalry football game between Grambling State and Prairie View A&M, two historically black colleges and universities. Here are five things to know about the State Fair Classic, which kicks off Saturday at 6 p.m.:

The State Fair of Texas kicks off its second night with the annual football rivalry between Prairie View and Grambling at the Cotton Bowl.