'I cannot, in good conscience and as an educator, accept this rule of thought for the young women and men I represent in this band program,' said Dr. Donovan V. Wells Dr. Donovan V. Wells, who is the ...

You name it, the Bethune-Cookman Marching Wildcats have probably done it. Here's how the Daytona Beach band rose to national fame.

Cookman marching band performs during the Florida Classic college football game of Bethune-Cookman versus Florida A&M at Camping World Stadium in Orlando on Saturday, November 22, 2025. Stephen M.

Dr. Donovan V. Wells, who is the director of Bands for Bethune-Cookman University's Marching Wildcats, has recently voiced his displeasure with the structure of the ESPN Red Lobster "Band of the Year" ...