Unveiled: The 2025 Cricket Celebration Bowl Date & Time That Fans Can’t Afford to Miss!
Last year’s game marked the first under the new College Football Playoffs format, which shifted the game up by a week. At the time, critics raised concerns about a potential unfair advantage for the MEAC over the SWAC. The SWAC Champion had no break between the SWAC Championship and the Celebration Bowl, while the MEAC Champion, coming from a conference without a championship game, benefited from a two-week rest period.
But, the condensed schedule didn’t stop Jackson State from getting a resounding 28-7 victory over South Carolina State to capture their first Celebration Bowl title, with the Tigers being the second straight SWAC team to win the big game. The Jackson State-South Carolina State matchup also drew a good viewership number on ABC, as the game drew an audience of 2.1 million viewers, a 37% increase compared to last year’s total of 1.5 million, according to ESPN.
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