If you have plans for the Magic City Classic, they’re probably locked in at this point, which is why a recent letter from one of the participating schools is raising a bit of concern among Birmingham City leaders.
An attorney representing Alabama A&M sent a cease-and-desist letter Monday to the Alabama Sports Council demanding the ASC no longer use the university’s well-known trademarks that include any pictures of the Bulldog mascot and any players to promote or sell sponsorships to the Magic City Classic. It comes just weeks before the game and caught Eventive Sports, the group that works closely with ASC, off guard.
Back in April, both schools signed an agreement to play at Legion Field for four more years with the city reportedly paying the schools half a million dollars annually. An agreement was reached after months of negotiations. “It’s still business as usual with the other fronts but we want to make sure that we’ve got clarity as to what we received less than 24 hours ago,” King said.“I reached out to President Wims to express my disappointment in this form of correspondence. Timing is everything and we are five weeks before Classic. This doesn’t fit the tenor of good faith or relationships. To be clear this back and forth hurts the brand of the Classic and what we have built for more than 80 years.
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