WELL, HAPPY THANKSGIVING, EVERYBODY. WHAT A GREAT WEEK. IT’S AND OF COURSE BY YOU CLASSIC THE GREAT WEEKEND IS HERE. THE BATTLE OF THE BANDS, THE CLASSIC ITSELF AND OH, BY THE WAY, THE ANNUAL FLAG FOOTBALL SHOWDOWN WITH SPECIAL OLYMPICS, LOUISIANA. JOINING US TODAY, FALLON WARD AND COACH MARK CREASEY AND SOME OF OUR GREAT ATHLETES THAT ARE GOING TO BE PARTICIPATING IN SATURDAY’S. FALLON GOOD MORNING. HOW ARE Y’ALL DOING? GOOD MORNING. WE ARE WONDERFUL. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. ABSOLUTELY. WELL, TELL US ABOUT LAST YEAR’S INAUGURAL EVENT AND HOW THE FLAG FOOTBALL GAME WITH OUR SPECIAL OLYMPIC ATHLETES CAME BE. WELL, SPECIAL OLYMPICS PARTNERED WITH NO KEY AND THE IDEA WAS PRESENTED TO PUT ON A UNIFIED FLAG FOOTBALL GAME. THEY TOTALLY BOUGHT IN TOTALLY SUPPORT IT. WE HAVE A WONDERFUL REPRESENTATIVE IN TORREY BRADFORD WHO SITS ON THEIR BOARD OF DIRECTORS. AND SHE JUST KIND OF GUIDED THE ENTIRE PROCESS. I WASN’T THERE FOR THE GAME LAST YEAR, BUT I AM THE LEAD ON THE UNIFIED GAME THIS YEAR, AND IT’S JUST REALLY KIND OF TAKING OFF AND BLOWING UP AND WE’RE JUST EXCITED FOR OUR ATHLETES AND FOR OUR PARTNERS AND FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS OLYMPICS, LOUISIANA AND COACH MARK, WE KNOW THE GAME IS GOING TO KICK OFF, BRIAN, EARLY SATURDAY MORNING, KIND OF SETTING THE TONE FOR THE CLASSIC SATURDAY. WHAT’S IT BEEN LIKE TO LEAD SOME OF THESE ATHLETES IN TRAINING AND GETTING ALL PRACTICES AND GETTING READY FOR THE BIG GAME? OH, IT’S BEEN AN EXCITING PROCESS, A GREAT EXPERIENCE. AND AND WE’RE LOOKING FORWARD TO GOING AND REPRESENTING SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY TO THE FULLEST WITH A VICTORY ON BOTH ENDS. ABSOLUTELY. WELL, YEAH. BIG EXPECTATIONS FOR SOUTHERN THE JAGS IN THE HUMAN JUKEBOX AS WELL. BUT I GOT TO GIVE A QUICK SHOUT OUT TO GRAMBLING A LOT OF OUR FRIENDS FROM UP NORTH AND NORTH LOUISIANA. AND FALLON, DO YOU WANT TO INTRODUCE US TO SOME OF THE ATHLETES WHO ARE GOING TO BE PARTICIPATING? YES, WE HAVE. THIS IS OUR OFFICIAL BAYOU CLASSIC JERSEYS. ONE WITH GRAMBLING TIGERS, ONE WITH THE SOUTHERN JAGUARS. BUT IN THE SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY JERSEY WE HAVE RIGHT NOW, LEVINE AND AND THE GREMLIN TIGERS, JERSEY WE HAVE THEODORE T.S. BASIL. AND I HEAR HE’S A PRO. I HEAR HE’S READY TO ROCK. MR.. WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO, TERMS OF JUST PARTICIPATING AND HAVING THIS THIS GREAT OPPORTUNITY, CLASSIC WEEKEND? HOW MUCH ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO IT? IT I’M READY TO READY TO GO HOME AND DO WHAT I GOT TO. HE’S READY. I LOVE IT. THAT’S FANTASTIC. AND WE ALL LOVE FOOTBALL DOWN HERE AND FLAG FOOTBALL. SO MUCH FUN AS WELL. HOW CAN FOLKS GET INVOLVED? HOW CAN THEY HELP THE CAUSE FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS? LOUISIANA? WELL, I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY, THE BEST THING THAT ANYONE CAN EVER DO FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS, LOUISIANA AND THE ATHLETES AND PARTNERS IS TO COME AND SHOW THEIR SUPPORT, COME IN CHEER, AND WE’RE GOING TO BE AT THE CORNER OF ERATO AND SOUTH BROAD ON THE BOOKER TO WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL PRACTICE FIELD JUST BEHIND ROSENWALD REC CENTER. SO WE’RE GOING TO HAVE ALL THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS FLAGS AND UP. SO EVERYBODY’S GOING TO KNOW WHERE WE ARE. IF YOU’RE INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING, YOU CAN JUST VISIT US AT WW DOT LAST SHOW DOT ORG AND BECOME A VOLUNTEER. KIND OF LIKE COACH MARK, YOU KNOW, HE JUST STEPPED IN AND HE VOLUNTEERED TO COACH THIS EVENT AND CULTURE ATHLETES. AND THAT’S REALLY WHAT WE NEED TO REALLY GET THE WORD OUT TO GET PEOPLE TO SUPPORT SPECIAL OLYMPICS, LOUISIANA YOU ALL COME ON OUT SATURDAY MORNING. SUPPORT THE CAUSE, THE GROUP AND ON SATURDAY, BEFORE THE CLASSIC KICKS OFF, COACH MARK WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO SATURDAY MORNING WHEN THE GAME GETS GOING? I’M JUST LOOKING FOR TO GREAT SPORTSMANSHIP. THE KIDS HAVING FUN AND JUST ENJOYING THE ENTIRE ATMOSPHERE AND TAKING IT INTO ITS ENTIRETY. ABSOLUTELY. WELL, IT’S PART OF A GREAT WEEKEND. SO MANY SIGNATURE EVENTS DURING THE BAYOU CLASSIC. YOU ALL GET INVOLVED AND SUPPORT THESE GREAT AND PARTNERS WITH THE COMMUNITY, WITH THE COLLEGES AS WELL. AND IT’S REALLY GOING TO BE A LOT OF FUN. FALLIN YES, IT WILL BE. I’LL COME OUT AND SUPPORT 9 A.M. UNIFIED FLAG FOOTBALL GAME. WHO’S GOING TO TAKE HOME THE CHAMPIONSHIP? SHOUT OUT