About the Game - Welcome to Atlanta

Dear Football Fans:

When I founded this all-star game three years ago, it was to replace the Blue/Gray College All-Star Game. We played the first two years in Jackson, MS.

It gives me great pleasure to announce that the success and growth of the game has mandated a move and a name change from Magnolia GridIron Classic in Jackson, MS to the Silver & Gold GridIron Classic in Atlanta, Georgia.

Our journey has been a quick one over the last three years. The move to Atlanta will provide us with the ability to continue in our present growth mode, offer new sponsorship opportunities and provide a world-class venue with no bad weather worries and accommodations for the players, coaches and NFL scouts.

Our game's objective is to provide the best graduating seniors from 1-AA and the best D-1college players whose teams did not make bowl games a chance to showcase their talents in front of professional scouts to prolong their football playing careers. In the process, we provide an entertaining football game during the Holiday Season for the college fans watching their favorite players for the last time in their school's helmet and for the NFL fans to dream about the new talent available in the upcoming draft.

The Silver & Gold GridIron Classic is an event, not just a college all-star football game. The game is designed to enhance the college football and holiday season experience with activities such as player visits to local schools and hospitals, banquets, first-class parties, Battle Jam – a high school marching band competition, chart-topping artists performing during pre-game and half time, all culminating with the game on Saturday, December 22, 2007.

With Atlanta being one of the most exciting cities in the world, it will offer greater accessibility and visibility, thus garnering more interest from the schools, players and media coverage. The media will have unprecedented access to these young athletes and be able to observe them up close as they prepare for the NFL draft and the responsibilities of becoming tomorrow's stars.

As we maintain our current vision, we will continue to strive for excellence in building a successful future. We will continue to assemble brilliant athletes for competition one last time as college all-stars. We look forward to working with the community, to giving back through charitable organizations and to supporting local athletic programs. Most of all, we look forward to bringing a phenomenal experience to our sponsors, the players, the coaches, the scouts and the City of Atlanta.

Sincerely,

Darry Alton, Founder/CEO
Silver & Gold GridIron Classic