HIS NASCAR CAREER. WE ARE LESS THAN 24 HOURS AWAY FROM THE 69TH BIG 33 FOOTBALL GAME AS THE TOP HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYERS IN MARYLAND SQUARE OFF AGAINST THE TOP HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYERS FROM RIGHT HERE IN PENNSYLVANIA. THE PREGAME ACTIVITIES CONTINUING ON SATURDAY LEADING UP TO KICKOFF ON SUNDAY AT 630, INCLUDING THE BIG 33 LEGENDS SOCIAL AND RECOGNITION CEREMONY AT CUMBERLAND VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL. BIG 33 ALUM AND CURRENT ESPN ANALYST LOUIS RIDDICK WAS IN ATTENDANCE AND SPOKE AT THE EVENT. HE IS SERVING AS THE HONORARY CHAIRMAN. RIDDICK SPOKE TO NEWS 8 ON WHAT BEING A PART OF THE BIG 33 MEANS TO HIM. YOU KNOW, HISTORY IS SOMETHING THAT KIND OF MEANS DIFFERENT THINGS TO DIFFERENT PEOPLE. OBVIOUSLY, HISTORY IS A BIG PART OF THE BIG 33 LORE BECAUSE OF THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SOME OF THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE UP THAT HISTORY. AND SO TO KIND OF BE GROUPED IN WITH THE PEOPLE WHO REALLY DO DRIVE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS GAME IS SOMETHING THAT’S PRETTY HUMBLING. IT’S SOMETHING THAT I TAKE AS A GREAT HONOR. SO IT’S JUST, IT’S REALLY NEAT
Big 33 alum, current ESPN analyst serving as honorary chariman for 69th Big 33 Classic
The matchup between Pennsylvania and Maryland is taking place on Sunday, May 24 at Cumberland Valley High School
Updated: 11:42 PM EDT May 23, 2026
The 69th Big 33 Classic is taking place on Sunday, May 24 at Cumberland Valley High School as team Pennsylvania takes on team Maryland. The pre-game festivities continued Saturday, leading up to kickoff, including the Big 33 Legends social and the Big 33 Recognition ceremony.1987 Big 33 alum and current ESPN analyst, Louis Riddick, was in attendance at spoke at the event. He is serving as the game’s honorary chairman. “Obviously, history is a part of the Big 33’s lore because of some of the people who make up the history,” Riddick said. “So to be grouped in with the people who drive the significance of this game is pretty humbling. It’s something that I take as a great honor.”
MECHANICSBURG, Pa. —
The 69th Big 33 Classic is taking place on Sunday, May 24 at Cumberland Valley High School as team Pennsylvania takes on team Maryland.
The pre-game festivities continued Saturday, leading up to kickoff, including the Big 33 Legends social and the Big 33 Recognition ceremony.
1987 Big 33 alum and current ESPN analyst, Louis Riddick, was in attendance at spoke at the event. He is serving as the game’s honorary chairman.
“Obviously, history is a part of the Big 33’s lore because of some of the people who make up the history,” Riddick said. “So to be grouped in with the people who drive the significance of this game is pretty humbling. It’s something that I take as a great honor.”