ESPN announced plans to host a significant event this December. The Worldwide Leader presented pans to hold the Band of the Year National Championship. The event, powered by ESPN, will feature ...

*ESPN Events will host the inaugural Band of the Year National Championship, a competition featuring the nation’s top marching bands from Historically Black College and Universities (HBCUs), per the ...

The post Jackson State’s band pulls out of ESPN’s Band of the Year appeared first on ClutchPoints. Jackson State’s Sonic Boom of the South has pulled out of the ESPN Band of the Year competition, a ...

FAMU's Marching 100 Band bested the North Carolina A&T State University Blue & Gold Marching Machine. Florida A&M University (FAMU) won the ESPN 2024 Band of the Year competition last week. FAMU’s ...

The post Another HBCU band director falls out of favor with ESPN’s Band of the Year appeared first on ClutchPoints. Following Jackson State’s statement about ESPN’s Band of the Year competition, ...

Florida A&M University's "incomparable" Marching 100 band was unable to defend its title in the 2025 HBCU Band of the Year national championship by ESPN. After taking home the trophy in last year’s ...

Grant emphasized that this is just the beginning for the Band of the Year competition. In July, ESPN Events unveiled the Band of the Year National Championship through a press release, introducing it ...

PETERSBURG, Va. (WRIC) — Virginia State University’s (VSU) marching band is set to compete in ESPN’s 2024 HBCU Band of the Year National Championship this Friday. VSU announced that the Trojan ...

The inaugural Band of the Year championship is set to be held on Dec. 15 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on the eve of the 2023 Celebration Bowl. The competition is split into Division I and ...

PETERSBURG, Va. -- Virginia State University announced Tuesday that its marching band, the Trojan Explosion Marching Band, was named the best Division II HBCU band in the country. The Trojan Explosion ...

Jackson State’s Sonic Boom of the South has pulled out of the ESPN Band of the Year competition, a huge loss for the three-year old event as they lose one of the most popular bands in college football ...