Watch: Brad Holmes tells NC A&T marching band they’re playing Lions halftime show

Lions GM Brad Holmes told the marching band at his alma mater, North Carolina A&T, they’re playing Detroit’s halftime show in Week 1

Detroit Lions GM Brad Holmes is a proud graduate of the University of North Carolina A&T. Now Holmes gets to give back to his alma mater, and he did so in a very cool way.

Holmes addressed the Aggie marching band via teleconference to let them know they’ll perform at halftime of the Lions’ season home opener against the Philadelphia Eagles. The reaction from the Blue and Gold Marching Machine says it all:

The Lions have typically stuck with Detroit-based musical acts for halftime performances. Bringing in the extravagant HBCU marching band is a welcome change of pace. The fact that it has a connection with Holmes makes it even better.