"Battle of the First" Coming Thursday Night

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The game is fast approaching and the faithful are getting ready to start the football season here at Lincoln University. The Battle of The First will again be the first nationally televised collegiate football game this year. The teams will take to the field for the eighth edition of the annual game. The coaches are preparing to kick off their campaigns against their Chester County rivals in a game that means more than just a "W" in the stat sheet. Who has bragging rights and the ability to speak to prospective student athletes with authority? which alumni will be buying dinner and which alumni will be receiving a free meal? And finally which program will have the momentum that comes from a game that can define a season, determine the perception of thousands and create a positive buzz that means so much to the front porches of each institution - which is what athletic departments represent.

Read more on the Lincoln University Athletics website.

Lincoln University, the nation’s first degree-granting Historically Black College and University (HBCU), educates and empowers students to lead their communities and change the world. Lincoln offers a rigorous liberal arts education to a diverse student body of approximately 2,200 men and women in more than 35 undergraduate and graduate programs.