The University of Idaho Marching Band will be playing on national television during the NCAA March Madness tournament today.
The band will step in to support the Yale University men’s basketball team in a game against Auburn University. The game will be played at the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena at 1:15 p.m. and can also be viewed live on streaming services.
UI Band Director Spencer Martin said when he got a call last weekend that Yale couldn’t bring its band, he had no second thoughts on subbing in. He added members had just played at the Big Sky Conference tournament in Boise last week, and are getting ready to perform at the UIBound student recruitment event Saturday at the ICCU Arena in Moscow.