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MikeCheck: 5 things to know about the Celebration Bowl as Aggies, Braves clash for HBCU national title

MEMPHIS – The two most accomplished and dominant Black College football teams in the country will enter Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta for Saturday's Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl.

One will emerge as the 2018 HBCU national champion.

Those are the stakes when Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference winner North Carolina A&T (9-2) meets Southwestern Athletic Conference titlist Alcorn State (9-3) Saturday on ABC to kick off the national bowl schedule. Here are five things to know about the programs and the game entering the epic showdown.

1. The Payout

I wrote last week why playing in the Celebration Bowl was more beneficial for N.