ATLANTA, Ga. (Sept. 20) - The Bank of America Atlanta Football Classic will feature the Florida A&M Rattlers and the Southern University Jaguars.  The new matchup in the game is guaranteed to bring back the excitement to the classic.

Regina Battle, FAMU's ticket manager, is pleased with the obvious attention FAMU faithful are paying to the game. "Tickets are moving at a steady pace, but tickets are also still available," Battle said. " We are ahead of where we were last year at this time.  Our students seem to be excited, because the student tickets for the lower level have all been sold.  The remaining student tickets are on the 300 level," she added.

FAMU and Southern enjoy a rich heritage of competition.  Dating back to the glory years of Jake Gaither and A.W. Mumford.  Gaither was FAMU's legendary coach, while the stadium where the Jaguars play is named after Mumford.  Overall, the Rattlers hold a 32-25-1 edge in the lifetime series.

The last time the Rattlers and Jaguars tangled, was in Baton Rouge in 2008.  The Rattlers would take the shootout 52-49. 

What would HBCU football be without the bands.  The McDonalds halftime will feature the "Human Jukebox" of Southern University against the Marching "100" of FAMU.  Known traditionally as two of the best bands in college football, halftime is sure to be exciting

Few remaining yard line tickets are available for $40 each. For $30, you can sit in the lower level end zone and mezzanine level  There are $10 seats available in the 300 level of the end zone.

Tickets can be purchased at the FAMU ticket office and online at Ticketmaster.com.  For more information, please call the ticket office at (850)599-3141 or visit FAMUAthletics.com.