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NCSU Marching Band Breaks Victory Tradition

Did anyone else notice what happened at the end of the NC State vs Boston College game on Saturday October 9th? The NC State marching band changed their tune. The football coaches and players came down to the south end zone (Murphy Center bowl), faced the band and the student sections, then participated in the NC State Alma Mater. But then, the song all the fans were expecting to hear, wasn’t played.

NC State football team

For the last few years, the band plays the NC State Alma Mater at the end of a game, then their version of Continue reading