The 10th annual Celebration Bowl, featuring South Carolina State and Prairie View A&M, averaged 2.3 million viewers on ABC, marking a 12 percent year-over-year increase and the event’s highest audience since 2022. Viewership peaked at 3 million, underscoring the game’s growing national appeal.

The 2025 Cricket Celebration bowl featuring Prairie View A&M and South Carolina State drew 2.3 million viewers on ABC.

Here is everything you need to know about SC State vs. Prairie View, including TV and streaming options for the game.

An official ruling determined South Carolina State crossed the pylon on a 2-point play in a Celebration Bowl that needed four overtimes.

As always, the college football season concludes with the most wonderful time of the year -- bowl season.

Ryan Stubblefield found Jordan Smith on a two-point pass in the fourth overtime and South Carolina State defeated Prairie View A&M 40-38 in the 10th Celebration Bowl, the matchup between the champions

The Bulldogs are 1.5-point favorites over Prairie View A&M. Prairie View A&M rode a tremendous defense to its first SWAC Championship since 2009, defeating Jackson State, 23-21. It was just the second time in the Panthers’ last nine contests that they allowed their opponent to score more than 12 points.

Playing for their first outright HBCU national title in 61 years, the Panthers found themselves on the wrong end of a controversial 2-point conversation as South Carolina State completed a 21-0 comeback to win the Cricket Celebration Bowl 40-38 in four overtimes Saturday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

The demographic breakdown of the 2025 Cricket Celebration Bowl tells us a lot about the event and HBCU football as a whole.