Florida A&M Marching 100 will perform at MEAC/SWAC Challenge in Orlando

ORLANDO, Florida  --  The famed Florida A&M University Marching 100 will perform during the 2013 football season, the university announced Thursday.

Its first appearance will be the MEAC/SWAC Challenge in Orlando on Sept. 1 where FAMU will play Mississippi Valley State.

"This is a new beginning for this band," said new band director Sylvester Young.

Fans and alumni had been anxious to know whether FAMU would allow the famous Marching 100 to perform during the fall 2013 season. Until recently, the band had been suspended in the wake of drum major Robert Champion's hazing death in Orlando in 2011.

Officials said this year's band will be significantly smaller, however. Instead of showing up with a high-energy group of young musicians totaling 400 to 500 members, the new marching band will have 126 members, officials said.

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