H.B.C.U. bands have been part of the festivities since the first halftime show. This year, Southern University’s “Human Jukebox” will perform before the national anthem.

The Huron ensemble’s selection to head to the Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition and Festival in New York this May marks them as one of the nation’s top jazz bands.

While LiAngelo Ball may not have made it in the NBA the way that he and his father hoped he would, he's having a promising second act in the music world.