Miles College Purple Marching Machine voted HBCU Sports Band of the Year

 
Special to The Times
The Purple Marching Machine remains one of the premier bands in the nation. (Provided photo)The Miles College Purple Marching Machine was voted Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Sports Band of the Year on Saturday.
In the HBCU Sports Band fan survey, which included five finalists and produced more than 43,000 votes, Miles College finished the rundown with (18,955 votes) 44 percent of the aggregate vote. Alabama A&M completed second in the survey