Live updates: South Carolina State vs. Prairie View A&M in the 2025 Celebration Bowl
It's Gameday!
We're a little over an hour away from the 2025 Celebration Bowl. MEAC Champion South Carolina State and SWAC Champion Prairie View A&M are getting ready to kickoff at 12 noon ET, live on ABC from Mercedez-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.
We'll provide live updates throughout the game here on krikya18.com. Click or tap here for live stats
The Celebration Bowl nears
The 2025 Celebration Bowl nears and South Carolina State and Prairie View A&M are making their final preparations ahead of the big game.
Today we saw both teams have their final practices and press conferences ahead of the game. Check out some highlights from their pregame time in Atlanta.
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How to watch the 2025 Celebration Bowl
Here's how to watch the 2025 Celebration Bowl:
- Date: Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025
- Time: 12 p.m. ET
- TV/Streaming:
- Location: Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, GA
- Live stats: Click or tap here
Storylines, players to watch in 2025 Celebration Bowl
Here are some of the top storylines and players to watch entering this year's Celebration Bowl.
Storylines
- South Carolina State returns to the Celebration Bowl in back-to-back years.
- Prairie View A&M is making its Celebration Bowl debut.
- Coaching Breakdown
- Chennis Berry enters year two at South Carolina State and has made the Celebration Bowl each year. Coach Tremaine Jackson is in his first year at Prairie View A&M.
- Coach Berry and Jackson both were Division II coaches before taking their current jobs.
- Berry coached at Benedict.
- Jackson coached at Valdosta State, leading VSU to a runner-up finish in the 2024 DII playoffs.
- Coach Berry and Jackson are members of the same fraternity, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
- Berry joined the Ψ΀ chapter in 1998.
- Jackson joined the ΞΞΞ chapter in 2023.
Players to Watch
Here are some players to watch from Prairie View A&M
- SWAC Coach of the Year: Tremaine Jackson
- SWAC Freshman of the Year: Chase Bingmon
- 1st Team | WR - Jyzaiah Rockwell
- 1st Team | OL - Calvin McMillian
- 1st Team | DB - Travor Randle
- 2nd Team | RB - Chase Bingmon
- 2nd Team | TE - Travon Jones
- 2nd Team | DL -Malik Gucake
- 2nd Team | DB - Eric Zachery
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Here are some players to watch from South Carolina State.
- MEAC Coach of the Year: Chennis Berry
- MEAC Offensive Lineman of the Year: Roger Smith
- 1st Team | WR - Jordan Smith,
- 1st Team | OL - Roger Smith
- 1st Team | DL - Michael Lunz II
- 1st Team | LB - Jordan Franklin
- 1st Team | DB - Jarod Washington
- 2nd Team | QB - William Atkins IV
- 2nd Team | TE - Cyrus Ellison
- 2nd Team | C - James Reddick II
- 2nd Team | OL - Chevy Trask Jr.
- 2nd Team | OL - Moses Umoren
- 2nd Team | DL - Joshua Barker
- 2nd Team | P - Eliott Janis
- 2nd Team | K - Nico Cavanillas-Alti
Prarie View A&M vs. South Carolina State: How they stack up
Here's how Prairie View A&M and South Carolina State stack up based on this season's results.
| Prairie View A&M | 2025 STATs | South Carolina State |
|---|---|---|
| 10-3 (7-1) | Record (Conf) | 9-3 (5-0) |
| 31.1 | Points per game | 31.8 |
| 16.2 | Points allowed | 26.3 |
| 430.8 | Yards per game | 420.8 |
| 233.7 | Pass yards per game | 286.0 |
| 197.2 | Rush yards per game | 134.8 |
| 267.6 | Yards allowed per game | 326.3 |
| 128.7 | Pass yards allowed per game | 185.7 |
| 138.9 | Rush yards allowed per game | 140.7 |
| QB Cameron Peters 2,386 yds, 19 TDs, 7 INT |
Passing leader | QB William Atkins IV 2,323 yds, 17 Tds, 4 INT |
| RB Chase Bingmon 880 yds, 8 TDs, 5.7 ypc |
Rushing leader | RB Tyler Smith 490 yds, 5 TDs, 4.7 ypc |
| WR Jyzaiah Rockwell 1,084 yds, 7 TDs, 68 rec |
Receiving leader | WR Jordan Smith 791 yds, 7 TDs, 50 rec |
| DB Travor Randle 89 tkl, 3 INT, 4 TFL |
Defense | DE Michael Lunz 42 tkl, 17.5 TFL, 9.5 sk |
2025 Celebration Bowl teams: Prairie View A&M vs. South Carolina State
What is the Celebration Bowl?
Since 2015, the MEAC and SWAC conference champions face off in a postseason football clash known as the Celebration Bowl. In the Celebration Bowl, two of the premier HBCU football programs in a particular year at the FCS level meet to determine who is the best. Traditionally, the game is in Atlanta, Georgia, a hub for HBCU culture. The Celebration Bowl celebrates great football and HBCU tradition on a national stage.
This year's Celebration Bowl will take place at Noon ET on Dec. 13, 2025, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
Celebration Bowl history
Here's the list of all-time Celebration Bowl champions. The MEAC leads the SWAC in the all-time series 6-3. North Carolina A&T has the most Celebration Bowl victories with four.
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| YEAR | CHAMPION | SCORE | RUNNER-UP | SITE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Jackson State (SWAC) | 28-7 | South Carolina State (MEAC) | Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta GA |
| 2023 | Florida A&M (SWAC) | 30-26 | Howard (MEAC) | Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta GA |
| 2022 | North Carolina Central (MEAC) | 41-34 (OT) | Jackson State (SWAC) | Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta GA |
| 2021 | South Carolina State (MEAC) | 31-10 | Jackson State (SWAC) | Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta GA |
| 2019 | North Carolina A&T (MEAC) | 64-44 | Alcorn State (SWAC) | Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta GA |
| 2018 | North Carolina A&T (MEAC) | 24-22 | Alcorn State (SWAC) | Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta GA |
| 2017 | North Carolina A&T (MEAC) | 21-14 | Grambling State (SWAC) | Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta GA |
| 2016 | Grambling State (SWAC) | 10-9 | North Carolina Central (MEAC) | Georgia Dome, Atlanta GA |
| 2015 | North Carolina A&T (MEAC) | 41-34 | Alcorn State (SWAC) | Georgia Dome, Atlanta GA |