There are two big events happening this Saturday in Jackson, MS. See details

Next Saturday should be a big day for the city of Jackson as the Jackson State University men’s soccer team competes for the Southwest Athletic Conference championship, followed by the city’s annual holiday parade.

To celebrate, Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba invited JSU head coach TC Taylor and athletic director Ashley Robinson to a press conference Wednesday. Taylor, a former JSU football player and graduate, was named the 2024 SWAC Coach of the Year on Monday.

“Everyone is excited, our team has been training well,” said Taylor. “This has been an incredible journey, I’m having the time of my life right now, an alum playing at Jackson State University and now leading this program. I tell people all the time and they keep asking me, ‘Did you see?’ Are you doing this yourself?’ Not at all. I’m having the time of my life.

The JSU Tigers (10-2) will face the Southern University Jaguars (8-4) at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday at 1 p.m. The winner then travels to Atlanta the following week to play Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference champion South Carolina State in the 2024 Celebration Bowl.

“I have always said that there is no city of Jackson without Jackson State University. I’ve been saying that since I was a little boy and I’m excited to see Jackson State back to where it used to be,” Robinson said.

Following JSU’s SWAC championship game, residents can then participate in Jackson’s annual holiday parade in downtown Jackson. A holiday festival will begin at 3 p.m., with the holiday parade starting at 6 p.m. on East Amite and South Jefferson streets. This year’s theme is “Holidays through the ages!”

“Jackson State football and all of the celebrations surrounding the game are part of our city’s culture,” Lumumba said. “That’s one of the things that makes us special.”

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There are two big events happening this Saturday in Jackson, MS. See details

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