NOCCI was originally awarded the contract for the 2011 and 2012 Bayou Classic, the annual meeting of HBCU rivals Grambling State University and Southern University: The Bayou Classic is a football game and so much more!

The Bayou Classic commemorates historically black colleges and universities, academic achievement, tradition, sportsmanship, marching bands, and friendly competition. The “Classic” is an exhibition of the high standards of academic achievement deeply embedded in the traditions of the two institutions.