While it is unclear which football teams will compete in Atlanta for the annual Celebration Bowl title just yet, the marching bands set to compete for an HBCU championship are all set.
The ESPN Band of the Year officials revealed on Tuesday that Jackson State, North Carolina A&T, Florida Memorial and Virginia State made the season’s long final four.
On Dec. 15, the night before the Celebration Bowl, Jackson State will face off against North Carolina A&T in the Division I bracket. Florida Memorial and Virginia State meet in the Division II bracket to determine a cham
HERE ARE THE FINAL FOUR BANDS HEADING TO ATLANTA 🤩 pic.twitter.com/z8fBiqLgzV
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Throughout the season, a panel of experts in marching bands provided rankings of HBCU band performances based on musicianship, accuracy, drum line, drum majors, dance corps and other relevant criteria.
The ESPN Band of The Year title will be determined in the Mercedes-Benz Dome in Atlanta, with the show starting at 6 p.m. EST. It will be simulcast on ESPN3 and ESPN Plus.
It helps to have a former band director over the selection committee. After the first time he strategically moved Southern low to keep them out. This was unfair and there should have been neutral people on this committee.