PENSACOLA, Florida -- Most dreams of collegiate sports heroics begin at the end of regulation: A buzzer-beating three-pointer, a walk-off home run in extra innings, a game winning touchdown in overtime.
However, for three recent high school graduates from Pensacola — Cleveland Brown, Austin Conner Jr. and Tatiana Hughes — the biggest on-field moments of their college careers will happen at halftime today at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando.
The 18-year-old Washington High grads were all awarded music scholarships to join the nationally acclaimed Florida A&M University band, the Marching 100.
“This is surreal,” Hughes said. “I never thought I’d be here. I’ve been such a fangirl for the band ever since I first saw them.”
The Marching 100 has been performing since the 1890s and is famous for its elaborate, rollicking, stadium-rocking halftime shows. The 400-member band has performed at multiple Super Bowls, college bowl games and even at President Barack Obama’s 2009 inauguration.
But the fame turned to infamy in ...
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