Attendance down at 2012 Florida Classic game
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — History is being made at this year’s Florida Classic — but not the kind of history that fans will want to remember.
For the first time in the game’s 32 years, Florida A&M University’s Marching 100 band won’t participate in the halftime show.
Saturday’s game is also the first Florida Classic since FAMU drum major Robert Champion died after he was beaten during a hazing incident. Champion died in Orlando after playing in the band’s halftime show during the 2011 Classic game.
Kickoff between FAMU and Bethune-Cookman University is at 2 p.m. Usually, both schools’ bands put on an entertaining halftime show of music and dance, but this year, only BCU will play.
The FAMU band was suspended following the hazing incident.
Reader Comments (1)
Previous Page | Next PageSubmit your comment below:
* = Required information