---
"title": "Alabama State finalizes lucrative Magic City Classic deal"
"description": "Alabama State is expected to make a pretty penny from its partnership with the Magic City Classic. The school on Thursday signed an exclusive agreement with the Alabama Sports Council — the non-profit organization that oversees operations of the event — that will provide the program $1.5 million for the 2023 and 2025 Classics, AL.com […]"
"date": "2023-04-28"
"authors":
  -
    "name": "HBCU Sports"
"url": "https://hbcusports.com/2023/04/28/alabama-state-finalizes-lucrative-magic-city-classic-deal/"
"categories":
  - "Football"
  - "News"
"tags":
  - "Alabama A&M"
  - "Alabama State"
---

# Alabama State finalizes lucrative Magic City Classic deal

Alabama State is expected to make a pretty penny from its partnership with the Magic City Classic. The school on Thursday signed an exclusive agreement with the Alabama Sports Council — the non-profit organization that oversees operations of the event — that will provide the program $1.5 million for the 2023 and 2025 Classics[, AL.com reported.](https://www.al.com/news/2023/04/alabama-state-signs-exclusive-agreement-to-receive-15-million-for-2023-and-2025-classics.html) During those seasons, the newspaper said, Alabama State will be the home team for the games played at Legion Field. Alabama State and Alabama A&M are each expected to receive $500,000 from the City of Birmingham through 2026 as part of a four-year contractual agreement. According to the agreement, ASU, in addition to what it gets from the city, will receive $1 million in 2023 and 2025 from ASC, which includes $970,000 and an additional $30,000 for travel costs. In those years, Alabama A&M will take home only the dollars it receives from the city. In Magic City Classic games played during the 2024 and 2026 seasons, Alabama A&M will be the home team. In those years, each school will receive only the $500,000 from the city.