In front of a roaring crowd dressed in maroon, white, old gold and black, one of ESPN’s most popular shows expressed a commitment to historically Black colleges and universities in Alabama.“First Take” host Stephen A. Smith filmed a live show at Birmingham’s Legion Field a day before the state’s two largest HBCUs – Alabama A&M University and Alabama State University – go head-to-head for the 84th annual Magic City Classic.The historic football game is the second stop in “First Take’s” largest ever HBCU fall tour, which also includes Bethune-Cookman University, Delaware State and Norfolk State. Smith said that attending the country’s largest HBCU classic supports the message behind the tour. “The show is here because we want to show a national audience what HBCUs are all about,” Smith said. “Y’all have made us so proud because there’s so much talent at HBCUs that needs to be recognized each and every single day.”
