ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, Ind. - The countdown is on for Saturday’s game between the University of Notre Dame and Tennessee State University at Notre Dame Stadium. Starting Thursday, a number of HBCU events will be hosted throughout South Bend to mark the first time the Fighting Irish will face one of the country’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

August 31

• The Historical and Current Significance of HBCUs
  • 2 p.m. 
  • Patricia George Decio Theatre at the DeBartolo - 100 Performing Arts Center, Notre Dame
  • Click here for more information. 
• The Beauty in You Cheer Workshop
  • 7th through 12th graders
  • 6 to 9 p.m. 
  • Washington High School
  • Click here to register. 
• ThinkND: Powerful Conversations with TSU President, Dr. Glenda Baskin Glover
  • 7 to 9 p.m. 
  • Smith Ballroom at the Morris Inn - 130 Morris Inn, Notre Dame
  • Learn more here. 

September 1

• The HBCU Experience: TSU Alumni Panel Discussion and College Fair
  • 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. 
  • Faith Alive Ministries - 909 N. Bendix Drive, South Bend
  • Click here to register.
• Tom Mendoza Presents: Leadership, Culture and the Power of Diversity (with TSU Head Football Coach Eddie George and Notre Dame Karen & Kevin Keyes Family Head Women’s Basketball Coach Niele Ivey)
  • Noon to 1 p.m. 
  • Jordan Auditorium, Mendoza College of Business - 1495 N. Eddy St., Notre Dame
  • Learn more here. 
• "Football and Community at Historically Black Colleges and Universities" guided tour
  • 2 to 4 p.m. 
  • 102 Hesburgh Library, Rare Books & Special Collections
  • Click here for more information. 
• HBCU Music in the Courtyard (community-wide pep rally)
  • 5 to 6:30 p.m. 
  • Jon Hunt Plaza at the Morris Performing Arts Center - 1/2 W. Colfax Ave., South Bend
  • Click here to learn more.

September 2

• HBCU Community Experience
  • 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. 
  • Ivy Court Inn and Suites - 1404 Ivy Court, South Bend
  • Click here to learn more. 

September 3

• HBCU Experience
  • 10:30 a.m. 
  • Faith Alive Ministries - 909 N. Bendix Drive, South Bend 
  • Click here for more information. 

Check out even more events happening on campus before the game.