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Red Lobster HBCU Band of the Year will crown a new HBCU marching bands national champion at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta — the night before the Cricket Celebration Bowl, on Friday, Dec. 12, 2025.

To pick the list of the 20 best, we consulted with many sports fans, sportswriters and numerous former members of their high school and college ... works well as a marching band tune.

“The band is one of the only all-brass and percussion college bands in ... Completing the top five was the Brigham Young University Cougar Marching Band and University of Michigan Marching ...

He revived the marching band at Central CT State University where he served as director for five years. DeGroff is currently the drill designer for the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, winners of ...

The top prize for a Division I program includes ... EASPORTSCollege and @Metallica are joining forces to give one college marching band an opportunity to take the field and get in the game ...

Eugene J. Diggs II joins Delaware State University as Director of Bands, bringing experience and innovation to HBCU band ...

The competition will be recorded and streamed on The Palm Beaches YouTube channel. Some of the top Historically Black College and University marching bands in the United States will participate in a ...