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After a competitive tryout at Lincoln Tower Park, which sits in the shadow of Ohio Stadium, The Ohio State University Marching Band has selected its drum majors for the 2026 season.
For the first time since 2006, The Ohio State University Marching Band has received a complete new set of uniforms, which debut for the 2025 season. While the new uniforms maintain the traditional…
After five days of intense tryouts, the 148th edition of The Ohio State University Marching Band was officially selected on Monday, August 19. Nearly 400 hopeful candidates competed for just 228…
After a competitive tryout inside the Woody Hayes Athletic Center, The Ohio State University Marching Band has selected its drum majors for the 2025 season.
Joshua Ford, a…
In March 2026, The Ohio State University Marching Band will embark on an exciting journey to Dublin, Ireland, to participate in the St. Patrick's Festival Parade. While the full itinerary is still…
Following a five-day tryout process, the band’s 247 newest members heard their names read aloud in the rehearsal hall of the Steinbrenner Band Center. That total includes the band’s 228 music…
Two-time Heisman Trophy winner Archie Griffin will take his place in one of the most memorable traditions in college athletics as he dots the “i” in Script Ohio on Aug. 31 during halftime of the…
After a windy, competitive tryout in the shadows of Ohio Stadium at the Lincoln Tower Park practice field, The Ohio State University Marching Band has selected its drum majors for the 2024 season…
Taking the field at halftime during this weekend’s home football game against the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers, The Ohio State University Marching Band paid tribute to the king of rock …
At halftime during this weekend’s home football game against Michigan State University, The Ohio State University Marching Band honored veterans, highlighting each branch of the military during…
At halftime during this weekend’s home football game against Penn State, The Ohio State University Marching Band paid tribute to Led Zeppelin.
The band performed “Kashmir,” “Rock and Roll,”…
The Ohio State University Marching Band took listeners down the rabbit hole during this weekend’s home football game against the University of Maryland. The halftime show followed Brutus Buckeye’s…
The Ohio State University Marching Band celebrated classic jazz standards during halftime Saturday with some help from the Boston Brass quintet.
Since 1986, Boston Brass has established a…
Buckeyes returned to the ’Shoe Saturday for the first home football game, against Youngstown State University, as well as the first performance from The Ohio State University Marching Band of the…
Following a five-day tryout process, the band’s 246 newest members heard their names read aloud in the rehearsal hall of the Steinbrenner Band Center. That total includes the band’s 228 music…
For the 2018 season-opening football game against Oregon State, Clayton Callender came to Ohio Stadium to support his step-brother, Noah Thomas, in Thomas’ performances with The…
The Ohio State University Marching Band is going down to Georgia for the first time in its history, heading to the Peach Bowl to support the No. 4 Ohio State football team in its College Football…
The 2022 football regular season came to a close as The Ohio State University Marching Band performed its eighth unique halftime show of the season. TBDBITL's "Finis à la Buckeye" wrapped up the…
Bringing out a special stage for marching band students to rock Ohio Stadium, The Ohio State University Marching Band paid tribute to one of the greatest rock acts of all time with its "A Tribute…
For the first time in 17 years, The Ohio State University Marching Band traveled to Penn State for a game on Saturday.
The band performed at pregame and at halftime with an abbreviated…
The Ohio State University Marching Band made some new friends on Saturday, joining forces with the Hawkeye Marching Band from the University of Iowa to perform their "A Tribute to Elton John"…
The Ohio State University Marching Band took fans in Ohio Stadium on a magical journey through the world of the Dreamworks Animation movie franchise "Shrek" on Saturday afternoon, playing songs…
TBDBITL transported fans back to the 1950s with its "Grease at 50" halftime show on Saturday at the 'Shoe, paying homage to the classic 1971 musical and 1978 film about students at Rydell High.
The Ohio State University Marching Band celebrated the 100th birthday of Ohio Stadium on Saturday with a rousing halftime show that featured the top 10 moments in Horseshoe history as part of a…
It was audience participation day in Ohio Stadium on Saturday as The Ohio State University Marching Band performed its "Stadium Karaoke" show at halftime of the Buckeyes' game against Arkansas…
The Ohio State University Marching Band began the 2022 season with "Buckeye Jazz Café," a halftime show that immersed the Ohio Stadium crowd in the sounds of a jazz cafe. Six tables were rolled…
A sousaphone player from The Ohio State University Marching Band is featured in a season-long college football commercial that is now airing on ESPN.
Avery Voress, a fifth-year…
With an unprecedented five new halftime shows in five weeks to begin the season, the 145th edition of The Ohio State University Marching Band will have its work cut out for it in 2022.
On…
For the first time since 2019, drum major tryouts returned to their usual location at Lincoln Tower Field. To go along with that familiar location, The Ohio State University Marching Band selected…
The Ohio State University Athletic Band made the Ohio Stadium crowd jump for joy on Saturday with its halftime performance dedicated to the music of Van Halen.
Dressed in red, Athletic Band…
The Ohio State University Marching Band has a fun week ahead in Southern California as it prepares to make a trip to the 108th Rose Bowl Game to support the Buckeye football team when it takes on…
The Ohio State University Marching Band gave fans a tour through musical history on Saturday when it performed its "Broadway Retrospective" halftime show featuring songs from six different…
The Ohio State University Marching Band put on a "Top Gun"-themed halftime show for the Ohio Stadium crowd on Saturday, performing songs from the 1986 movie starring Tom Cruise, Anthony Edwards,…
The Ohio State University Marching Band took fans back to their childhood on Saturday night with its performance of its Sesame Street-themed halftime show titled "Can You Tell Me How to Get...?"…
The Ohio State University Marching Band rocked Ohio Stadium on Saturday, paying tribute to one of history's great bands when it played Rush songs. Rush, a Canadian band who gained popularity in…
The Ohio State University Marching Band got out its boots and cowboy hats for a "Party Rock Country Extravaganza" during halftime of the football game against Akron on Sept. 25. The band, joined…
The Ohio State University Marching Band's second halftime show of the 2021 season took Ohio Stadium fans back in a time machine 100 years to the original "Roaring '20s."
The band began its…
The Ohio State University Marching Band opened its 2021 season on Saturday by honoring the heroes of Sept. 11, 2001 as well as military veterans across the country.
During its “Heroes of 9…
In 2016, Sarah Wood got a call from a wrong number.
It wound up changing her life.
When Wood answered, the military recruiter on the other end was looking…
Let the music begin.
The Ohio State University Marching Band named its full roster of 228 music-playing members on Monday night after a tryout process…
Following a tryout at Ohio Stadium earlier in the month, The Ohio State University Marching Band has announced its two new drum majors for the 2021 season.
Austin Bowman, a…
The Ohio State University Marching Band is proud to announce that five of its students will be performing virtually in the College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA)…
The Ohio State University Marching Band's third performance of the 2020 season featured a show themed around the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which…
New members of The Ohio State University Marching Band are all given a rookie name, a nickname bestowed on them by their peers.
Some rookie names are silly. Some are serious. Some require…
Despite a year that has been anything but normal, The Ohio State University Marching Band still performed a version of its traditional pregame performance in Ohio Stadium in 2020.
The…
On with the show. The Ohio State University Marching Band will kick off gameday this weekend with an inventive approach to their pre-game and halftime performances.
With the return of Big…
After conducting its first-ever fully web-based music auditions, The Ohio State University Marching Band announced its members for 2020 on Saturday evening.
Rather than the standard in…
2020 Season Safety Plan Rationale
The health and safety of the students and staff of The Ohio State University Marching and Athletic Bands is our primary concern…
UPDATED AUGUST 12
With tryouts for the 143rd edition of The Ohio State University Marching Band fast approaching, we would like to update you on changes we are making to…
In a first-of-its-kind virtual tryout process that spanned Friday through Sunday, The Ohio State University Marching Band selected its drum majors for the 2020 season.
Brayden…
With Ohio State’s cancellation of all university events through at least July 6, The Ohio State University Marching Band will be conducting its annual drum major tryouts digitally May 1-2.
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The Ohio State University Marching and Athletic Bands places the highest priority on the safety of its community.
Many Ohio State events scheduled…
Twenty-six men and women just finished their fifth and final year with The Ohio State University Marching Band, wrapping up a tremendous half-decade experience that has taken them around the…
Johnstown, Ohio native Daniel Brinker was named TBDBITL’s 2019 Most Inspirational Bandsperson (MIB) during a ceremony at the Hometown Concert in November. The award is presented annually to…
The Ohio State University Marching Band will travel to Arizona to perform at the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Arizona, on Dec. 28. Fans can follow along with the band's time in Phoenix…
With his head down and his eyes shut tight, Christopher Lewis received some of the best news of his life.
He would finally be a member of The Ohio State University Marching Band.
The…
The Ohio State University Marching Band went into hositle territory on Saturday, playing a pregame and halftime show at Michigan Stadium as the football team took on archrival Michigan. TBDBITL's…
Buckeye faithful up north will be able to see their favorite band this weekend as the football squad gets ready to take on its least-favorite opponent.
TBDBITL will be heading to Ann Arbor…
Playing for the final time in Ohio Stadium for 2019, The Ohio State University Marching Band put on quite the show Saturday with its "Classical Toons" performance. The show featured classical…
Like millions of Americans, Lindsay Hostetler starts her day early in the morning and goes to work at her full-time job.
Unlike those millions of Americans, Hostetler finishes her work day…
This Saturday, The Ohio State University Marching Band will be marching to the beat of some different drums.
As part of its “The Music of Santana” halftime show, TBDBITL will be joined by…
Ohio Stadium became Bikini Bottom on Saturday as The Ohio State University Marching Band performed its "SpongeBob: The Great Buckeye Chase" halftime show during the football team's game against…
The Ohio State University Marching Band put on a stellar show Saturday night, wowing the Ohio Stadium crowd with its "One Giant Leap" tribute to the 50th anniversary of the moon landing.
When the opportunity arose, Professor Katherine Borst Jones didn’t need time to think. How could she say no to this?
After all, it’s not every day piccolos get to perform with The Ohio…
The Ohio State University Marching Band had a supercalifragilisticexpialidocious time at Ohio Stadium on Saturday, saluting songs from recent musical films with its "Modern Movie Musicals"…
When Audrey Watkins found out her design for the mural won, she couldn’t believe it. At the time, she was just an Ohio State freshman who took a chance on creating a floor-to-ceiling design for…
The Ohio State University Marching Band performed its "Salute to Ohio Artists" halftime show at Memorial Stadium on September 14, treating the Indiana University fans to some Ohio music. TBDBITL…
When it was his turn to the dot the i at Ohio Stadium, Jon Lampley didn’t expect to get emotional.
Then he saw his parents’ faces in the stands.
“I remember I was totally cool, all…
The Ohio State University Marching Band and the Alumni Band honored their history and the history of The Ohio State University on Aug. 31, 2019, when they performed the "Sesquicentennial…
Following a five-day tryout process that began on Thursday, the 142nd edition of The Ohio State University Marching Band was officially selected on Monday night.
The 228-person squad was…
Through the concentrated, 18-month 100% TBDBITL campaign, Buckeyes came together to raise more than $8.6 million for marching band student scholarships. With this transformational impact to…
Just as the Big Ten champion Ohio State Buckeyes are preparing to take on the Pac-12 champion Washington Huskies on New Year's Day, the Ohio State Marching Band is getting ready for the journey…
On Saturday, Sept. 22, as part of the Ohio State vs. Tulane football game, The Ohio State University Marching Band and the TBDBITL Alumni Club will celebrate the 50th band alumni reunion. More…
After a competitive tryout against the backdrop of Ohio Stadium at the Lincoln Tower Park practice field, The Ohio State University Marching Band has selected its drum majors for the 2018 season.…
Every fall, talented Ohio State students strut, toss and twirl for a chance to be in the Ohio State Marching Band. Among the trumpets, sousaphones and snare drums, a small group of individuals can…
With weather impacting the schedule surrounding the 2018 LiFESports Spring Game and Ohio State vs. Michigan men’s lacrosse game, the Ohio State Athletic Band has adjusted its planned pregame and…
Students in The Ohio State University Marching and Athletic Bands always strive to uphold an attitude of gratitude and a tradition of excellence. Normally, these values are demonstrated on the field…
Dotting the “i” in Script Ohio is a sousaphone player’s ultimate goal when they’re part of the Ohio State Marching Band. While fourth-year sousaphone player Matthew Heard has…
In late December, the Ohio State Marching Band will travel to Dallas, Texas, for Ohio State's second-ever appearance in the Cotton Bowl Classic as the Buckeyes take on the USC Trojans. The public…
Amid pouring rain and biting wind, the Ohio State Marching Band traveled across the World of the Symphony at the halftime performance of the Ohio State-Illinois game. For the final home…
At the beginning of each season, 228 marchers take on the challenge of being in The Best Damn Band in the Land. For some, it’s the first time they’ll don the iconic uniform and march into Ohio…
The Ohio State Marching Band celebrated the 50th anniversary of the release of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band at the halftime show of the Ohio State-Michigan State game. The band…
Being a member of The Ohio State University Marching Band is a special opportunity that few get to experience. After making it through a rigorous tryouts process, rehearsals and performances, band…
TBDBITL brought the magic of Hollywood to Ohio Stadium for the halftime performance during the Ohio State-Penn State game. The show, titled "50 Years of Cinema," went back over the last five…
Seven-year-old Evan Durant stood with his mother by the south end zone during the pregame festivities of the Ohio State-Maryland game on Saturday. With the Ohio State Marching Band striking up the…
Each year, the Ohio State Marching Band alumni game draws in previous band members from all over the country, giving them the chance to relive their days as members of TBDBITL.
For some…
The Ohio State Marching Band was joined on the field by over 560 alumni during the Ohio State-UNLV game last weekend. Before the game, the group marched onto the field together and played Ohio…
On Sept. 16, The Ohio State University Marching Band was selected to perform in the 2018 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, representing the state of Ohio. This will mark the first Parade appearance…
TBDBITL brought the magic of New York City to Ohio Stadium during their halftime performance at the Army-Ohio State game this past Saturday.
The OSUMB dazzled the crowd with formations of…
For TBDBITL's first halftime performance in the 'Shoe this season, the band honored America's truly original art form of jazz through the music of legendary musicians Dizzy Gillespie, Ella…
The Ohio State Marching Band brought the racetrack to Memorial Stadium during the halftime performance of the Ohio State-Indiana game.
The performance paid tribute to Indiana's long-standing…
Answer: This Ohio State alumna graduated in 2006 with a BA in history of art, played piccolo in the Ohio State Athletic Band and now is a three-day Jeopardy! champion with total winnings…
After a competitive afternoon of tryouts that included a tie-breaker round, the drum majors for The Ohio State University Marching Band will continue in their positions for the 2017 season.
…
The Ohio State University Athletic Band put on a rocking show before a crowd of more than 80,000 spectators at the 2017 LiFE Sports Spring Game. The Athletic Band played songs in tribute to the…
The Athletic Band once again performed Script on Ice at the Feb. 24 men's ice hockey game against Michigan. Dotting the "i" was Zachary Wykoff, a senior biochemistry major from Aurora, Ohio.
Many Ohio State Marching Band members grew up with an interest in music. In the case of Sarah and Stacy Gibson, their enthusiasm for music was accompanied by a familial passion for Ohio State and…
Members of the Ohio State Marching and Athletic Bands traded in their scarlet and gray for yellow and participated in the 2017 BuckeyeThon, a 24-hour dance marathon that aims to raise money for…
The Ohio State Spring Athletic Band took to the basketball court on Wednesday, Feb. 1, to share some Buckeye pride with everyone at the women’s basketball game against Penn State.
During the…
For both Ryan and Jeremy Parr, marching band wasn’t exactly an instant passion. Despite being a few years apart in age, the brothers have similar stories of how they came to genuinely love…
While hundreds of siblings have come through the Ohio State Marching Band throughout its history, it is unlikely that two brothers have ever been in KL-Row playing sousaphone at the same time.
…
It’s not uncommon for a younger sibling to look up to their older brother or sister. It’s a rare opportunity, however, that this admiration can be taken to the field.
Abby and Kayla Duncan…
Before the Ohio State Marching Band took the field at the Ohio State-Michigan game to end the regular season, a few senior members offered their reflections on their time with the OSUMB.
For anyone else, the trombone may be just another brass instrument. However, for William and David Giffin, it’s as important as the family that passed it down to them.
The Giffin brothers…
For the second year in a row, the Ohio State Marching Band will follow the Ohio State football team to Glendale, Arizona, for the Fiesta Bowl, where the Buckeyes will take on the Clemson Tigers…
For the Maldovan siblings, being in the Ohio State Marching Band is a family tradition.
Both Matt, a fourth-year member of the band who studies nursing, and Mariah, a second-year who studies…
Although the summer Olympics are long over, the Ohio State Marching Band decided to bring some “Olympic Spirit” to its halftime performance at the Ohio State-Michigan game.
The show included…
It’s Thursday afternoon at the Steinbrenner Band Center in Ohio Stadium. The 228 members of the Ohio State Marching Band are rushing around the facility, practicing the day’s music in the…
When Ryan Kuebler told his rowmates that he had a twin in the Ohio State Marching Band, it drew a variety of confused and humorous responses.
“Telling my rowmates I had a twin was never the…
The Ohio State University Marching Band is set to take the stage for an exhibition performance at the Bands of America Grand National Championship on Nov. 12.
BOA Grand Nationals is a…
The Ohio State University Marching Band jumped into action during its superhero themed halftime performance at the Ohio State-Nebraska game on Saturday.
The show, called Superheroes!
Konner Barr is used to getting attention due to his role as assistant drum major in The Ohio State University Marching Band, but when a veteran approached him at an Honor Flight “Welcome Home”…
The Ohio State Marching Band got into the Halloween spirit during its festive “Halftime Horrors” show at the Ohio State-Northwestern game.
The performance included theme songs from classic…
At the start of its season, the Ohio State Marching Band again came together with Nellie’s Champions for Kids to give pediatric cancer patients and their families a memorable evening packed with…
Spectators at the Browns-Patriots game on Oct. 9 got a taste of Buckeye pride when the Ohio State Marching Band performed during the halftime show.
The Marching Band performed classic Ohio…
The Ohio State Marching Band traded the football field for a baseball diamond during its halftime performance at the Ohio State-Indiana game on Oct. 8.
The baseball-themed show, named …
The Ohio State University Marching Band brought the sights and sounds of Broadway to Ohio Stadium during its halftime performance at the Ohio State-Rutgers game on Oct. 1.
The show, …
Former Ohio State football coach Earle Bruce was recognized for his devotion to the university at the Ohio State-Rutgers game on Oct. 1 when he dotted the “i” in Script Ohio.
Bruce, who was…
Former Ohio State football coach Earle Bruce will take his place in one of the most memorable traditions in college athletics as he dots the “i” in Script Ohio on Oct. 1, during pregame of the…
The entire Ohio State University Marching Band will travel to Oklahoma as the Buckeyes take on the University of Oklahoma Sooners on Sept. 17. The public is invited to the OSUMB's rehearsals in…
Saturday, September 10 may just be another day on the calendar for you. But, for Konner Barr, a former student at The Ohio State University at Newark, it’s the day dreams come true. Barr, the band…
Heading into his third year at The Ohio State University studying finance and economics, John LaVange has been able to showcase his talents both on the field and in the classroom. Like many other…
Phillip Day, who served as interim associate director of Marching and Athletic Bands for the 2015-2016 season, has been named associate director of Marching and Athletic Bands and assistant…
Tryouts registration for the 2016 season of The Ohio State University Marching Band is now open.
Tryouts will be held over two days, from August 14-15. Those who have never been a member of…
The Ohio State University Marching Band has its new drum majors for the 2016 season.
John LaVange, a second-year student from Warren, Ohio, is head drum major, and
Ohio State’s Eta chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi and the Chi chapter of Tau Beta Sigma have won the Governor’s Cup and Counselor’s Cup, respectively, at the 2016 North Central District convention…