ORLANDO, Fla. [KCCI] — The Iowa Hawkeye Marching Band will officially play at halftime during the Hawkeyes’ bowl game. The announcement was posted on the University of Iowa Hawkeye Marching Band’s Facebook page on Sunday. Previously, the Hawkeye Band was only scheduled to play before the game for seven minutes, without a performance during halftime. Now, the Hawkeye Band and the Pride of the Southland Band will perform after Gavin DeGraw’s halftime performance.

The band shared the following message from The Citrus Bowl:

“We’re working closely with Iowa and Tennessee to design a great experience for this year’s Cheez-It Citrus Bowl. The university bands will perform on the field both in pregame and at halftime. We appreciate the creativity and goodwill of the university band leaders to make this possible.

“During the halftime show presented by Cheez-It Snap’d, our live performance will be followed by traditional bowl game performances from The Hawkeye Marching Band and The Pride of the Southland Band.

“We have a special day planned for the Vols, the Hawkeyes and the coast-to-coast audience who gather around their televisions for this New Year’s tradition. We look forward to welcoming everyone to Orlando for ‘The Best Bowl Trip in America’ later this month.”