Bethune-Cookman Marching Band to be Featured in Superbowl Commercial
ATLANTA
After closing the show last Saturday at what is billed as the Super Bowl of Black college marching bands before a Georgia Dome sellout crowd, Bethune-Cookman College’s “Marching Wildcats” can look forward to more Super exposure next weekend.
In each case, the band gives thanks to a different car company.
Saturday’s Battle of the Bands, sponsored by Honda, drew a sellout crowd of 64,800 to the Georgia Dome, the first sellout in the four years of the event.
Ten marching bands from historically Black colleges marched their high-stepping routines. The program started with the smallest band — Central State (Ohio) University — and ended with Bethune-Cookman, from Daytona Beach, Fla.
“When everything is over, every band wants to leave with people talking about their band,” said Bethune-Cookman band director Donovan Wells. “You want to leave here with bragging rights.”
