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Friday May 3, 2024
Escanaba's Cousineau Plays Drums At Orange Bowl

MIAMI---While we froze under subzero temperatures here in the Upper Peninsula, Escanaba High School junior Eric Cousineau was in South Florida, attending the Orange Bowl football game between Clemson University and the Ohio State University.

But Cousineau wasn't there as a spectator.

He was part of an All-Star Invitational Marching Band with kids from around the country, and he actually performed on the Sun Life Stadium turf.

Cousineau was at the bowl game because he submitted videos of his work on tenor drums to a Selection Committee via the Internet.

That committee liked what it saw (and heard), informing Cousineau in early October that he would be headed to Miami.

Cousineau and his family, all University of Michigan football fans, got a treat as they were able to watch hated rival Ohio State get stunned, 40-35, by the underdog Clemson Tigers in the Jan. 3 game.

And yes, under beautiful 75-degree skies.

Click the thumbnails in the ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS box at the top of this page to see pictures of Cousineau, and click the video links to see some of the YouTube videos of that he sent to the Committee for this contest.







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