Ohio State University Marching Band
| The Ohio State University Marching Band | |
|---|---|
| School | Ohio State University |
| Location | Columbus, Ohio |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Founded | 1878 |
| Director | Christopher Hoch |
| Associate Director | Philip Day |
| Assistant Director | Josh Reynolds |
| Members | 228 (192 pregame marchers, 195 halftime marchers, 36 alternate members) |
| Practice field | Lincoln Tower Field |
| Fight song | "Across the Field", "Buckeye Battle Cry" |
| Uniform | |
| Website | https://tbdbitl.osu.edu/ |
The Ohio State University Marching Band (OSUMB) is a university marching band named for and a part of Ohio State University. The band, nicknamed The Best Damn Band in the Land (TBDBITL) (pronounced /təˈbɪtəl/), performs at football games and other events during the fall semester. It is one of the few collegiate all-brass and percussion bands in the country, and sometimes deemed the largest of its type in the world.