The 101st Turkey Day Classic between Alabama State football and Tuskegee shocked a lot of the Hornet faithful with a high-scoring shootout ensuing from the start.

The same couldn't be said at halftime, when the Mighty Marching Hornets of Alabama State took on the Marching Crimson Pipers of Tuskegee in a battle of the bands on Thursday, Nov. 27.

In front of a packed ASU Stadium, the Mighty Marching Hornets and Marching Crimson Pipers put on a show in the most historic Classic in HBCU football. Here is what the Montgomery Advertiser saw, and who won the last battle of the bands of the 2025 season. BATTLE OF THE BANDS: Who won halftime at Alabama State football vs Texas Southern: Battle of the bands

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