SportsWednesday, November 4
Fort Valley State and Albany State meet Saturday in the 36th Fountain City Classic
The Daily Warner Robins team
If you're a Fort Valley State fan, circle Saturday. The Wildcats face Albany State's Golden Rams in the 36th Fountain City Classic in Columbus, with kickoff at 2 p.m. ET. Albany State has dominated the rivalry over the past two decades, and Fort Valley State has won just four times in that span.
The Fountain City Classic rivalry runs deep
- 36th
- edition of the Fountain City Classic
- 1945
- year the rivalry first began
- 4
- Fort Valley State wins in the past two decades
- Chairman: Calvin Smyre
- Talks about a Columbus site began in 1989
- Mission: networking, scholarships and career help for high schoolers
Fort Valley State head coach Marlon Watson says the rivalry's intensity doesn't depend on records. "They can be 9-0 and we can be 0-9 and vice versa, but when that whistle blows for that first play, it does not matter," Watson said. Smyre talked it over with WRBL and called it "not just a game but a great gathering."
Fountain City Classic weekend runs from Thursday night to Saturday kickoff
- Nov. 5Cufflinks and Pearls runs from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
- Nov. 7The Fountain City Classic Parade starts at 9 a.m.
- Nov. 7Fort Valley State and Albany State kick off at 2 p.m. ET.