Tickets available for purchase and pick-up; Vouchers can be redeemed

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Events DC announced today that the RFK Stadium Box Office will be open for ticket purchases, will call pick-up and voucher redemption August 27- September 1 for the 2012 AT&T Nation’s Football Classic™. This year’s football game, featuring Morehouse College versus Howard University, is Saturday, September 1 at 3:30 p.m. at RFK Stadium.

Box office windows are located at the Main Gate. Individuals who wish to purchase tickets, have purchased tickets in advance or wish to redeem vouchers may retrieve their tickets during box office hours.

Tickets for the second annual AT&T Nation’s Football Classic™ are also on sale at all Ticketmaster locations, Ticketmaster.com, the Howard University box office located at Cramton Auditorium and the Morehouse College Bookstore. Seats are priced from $25 to $50. For group sales and tickets in the Champions Club Super Suite, please contact (202) 608-1135 or boxoffice@eventsdc.com.

Promotional hotel room rates are available at six D.C.-area Marriott properties. For additional information on tickets, the official schedule of events and to make hotel reservations, please visit www.NationsFootballClassic.com.

RFK Stadium is easily accessible by Metrorail on the Blue and Orange lines (Stadium-Armory station) and numerous Metrobus lines. On game day, RFK Stadium parking lots open at 9 a.m., gates open at 2:30 p.m. and the Pepsi® Fan Festival, featuring music, games, food and exhibit booths, is free and open to the public from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. in Lot 5.

Contacts:    
Teri Washington, Events DC: (202) 494-5737
Courtney Eiland, Events DC: (202) 608-1140
Lisa Milner / Luis Maya, Swanson Communications: (202) 783-5500

Website: www.NationsFootballClassic.com
NFC Twitter: www.Twitter.com/@nationsclassic
NFC Facebook: www.Facebook.com/NationsFootballClassic
Howard University: www.Howard.edu
Morehouse College: www.Morehouse.edu

About the AT&T Nation's Football Classic™
The AT&T Nation's Football Classic™ is a black college football game held annually at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. This year, the game features Howard University against Morehouse College. Organized by Events DC, the AT&T Nation's Football Classic™ was created to celebrate the passion and tradition of the college football experience, recognize the history of service to others by the students, faculty and alumni of historically black colleges and universities, highlight the unity of African American culture, and honor the heritage and excellence of these proud institutions. Tickets for the AT&T Nation’s Football Classic™ are on sale now at Ticketmaster.com, the Howard University Box Office at Cramton Auditorium and the Morehouse College Bookstore. Seats are priced at $25, $40, $50 and $60.