Homecoming festivities will get underway on Friday afternoon as Valparaiso University host its Kickoff Luncheon with head coach Landon Fox ahead of this weekend’s events.

A celebration of 100 years of Valpo football and the 50^th anniversary of the 1969 conference championship season will begin on Friday in the Christopher Center Community Room. Online registration has closed, but in-person registration will be available beginning at 10:30 a.m. on Friday in the Harre Union.

The luncheon will run from noon to 1:30 p.m. and serve as a precursor to Saturday’s 1 p.m. Homecoming football game against the University of Charleston.

Fox is in his first season leading the Valpo football program after a run of success at the University of Dayton, where he served as the defensive coordinator for 11 seasons that were highlighted by three Pioneer Football League championships.