Universities Plan Homecoming Parades, Football Games

Fayetteville State’s “All About the Blue” homecoming week wraps up with a Friday festival and step show, followed Saturday by a downtown parade, football game and other festivities; campus parking will be restricted and university events must end by 7 p.m. Savannah State’s weekend also features a downtown parade Saturday morning and a 3 p.m. football game against Fort Valley State, alongside alumni and campus events. West Texas A&M’s homecoming runs Oct. 16–23, with alumni gatherings and recognition events leading to an Oct. 24 parade and football game against Western New Mexico. In Sioux Rapids, a rescheduled homecoming parade began at 6 p.m. and included the Sioux Central football team riding on a fire truck.