evidence: One of the first people that I ran into when I got to Mitchell Stadium, where both universities play their home football games, was Jay Gray. Gray is a Bluefield, VA native who played basketball in late 90s. He was one of several alumni who spoke to me this winter about making sure there was clarity regarding that situation. [...] As a history buff, I wanted to view more of the campus, but time wasn’t on my side. I had to get to Mitchell Stadium to talk to alumni as they celebrated their HBCU Homecoming. [...] After a few quick convos and a great piece of chicken hot off the grill courtesy of J & Z Grilling, I started to make my way up the hill to the stadium. I was greeted by a golf cart wheeled by Derrick Price, the former basketball coach and current AD at Bluefield State. He is the man who President Robin Capehart tasked with putting together a plan that would start a football program from scratch in roughly a year during the middle of a global pandemic. He gave me a ride up the hill and told me, with confidence, that they were building something special.