Columbus could become the Ohio Classic. Classic For Columbus (CFC) will be a weeklong celebration of educational, existential and cultural programs that complement a Jamboree Festival and football game showcasing Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs.). CFC will be held in conjunction with the National Black Alumni Reunion conference where alumni chapters from Predominantly White Institutions (PWIs) and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) come together for a week of chapter development seminars, social engagement training, and networking. In early May of 2020, the CFC committee, composed of leaders from fraternities, sororities, collegiate black alumni chapters and service organizations held their first meeting to determine if the African American community in Central Ohio would support an HBCU football Classic in 2021. Classics have a long history of attracting large numbers of visitors who fill up hotels and spend money at local businesses. Accordingly, the committee believes CFC can be part of Central Ohio's post COVID-19 economic recovery plan. Shortly after that first meeting, the civil unrest, sparked by the murder of George Floyd by a police officer, highlighted the need for an event like CFC that can help bring the community together. The committee garnered support from African American organizations and in sixty days, secured pledges for over 4,250 $45 football game tickets, with more pledges coming in monthly. In July 2020, the committee voted to create an organization to operate the event and Classic For Columbus was incorporated as an Ohio nonprofit. Teams participating in Ohio Classic games 2006: Event cancelled 2005: Morgan State 55–26 Savannah State 2004: Grambling State 24–23 Bethune–Cookman 2003: Hampton University 53–0 Tuskegee University References Black college football classics American football in Cleveland Sports competitions in Cleveland 2004 establishments in Ohio 2006 disestablishments in Ohio Recurring sporting events established in 2004 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2006