Details surrounding one of the favorite get-togethers among Delta State football fans have been announced.

The 40th annual Pig Pickin’ is scheduled for Sept. 5-6 with most events taking place at Statesman Park on campus at the university in Cleveland. It will include a Mississippi Barbecue Network-sanctioned cooking competition, live entertainment from the Delta Music Institute, food vendors, a pep rally, and then Delta State’s first home game of the season on Sept. 6 at 6 p.m. against North Greenville University.

A cherished tradition that was started by Hugh Ellis Walker and the university’s alumni foundation in 1985, Pig Pickin’ has grown from a simple alumni gathering into a weekend-long extravaganza that sees thousands of students, faculty, alumni, and Statesmen fans get together to

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