Ohio State marching band will visit London for NFL event

COLUMBUS (AP) — Ohio State University’s marching band is ramping up to appear this fall at the NFL International Series in London. It is the group’s first-ever trip abroad.

Interim Director Christopher Hoch says the band is scheduled to perform a pregame show Oct. 25, at the overseas match-up between the Buffalo Bills and the Jacksonville Jaguars in Wembley Stadium. It’s the second of three games in the series.

Hoch says the NFL has requested a London-themed show from the band, known for its revolutionary design techniques using iPads.

The special honor follows a year of unrest inside what fans call The Best Damn Band in the Land. The university identified a “sexualized culture” inside the band last summer and fired then-director Jonathan Waters. He disputes the findings and has sued.