Southeast Missouri State University band director Barry Bernhardt will direct the Kickoff Classic halftime show today.
The nationally televised game marks the start of the college football season.
The University of Southern California will take on Penn State in the Meadowlands in Newark, N.J. The game will be broadcast at 1 p.m. on ABC.
The halftime show will involve the USC and Penn State marching bands and several high school bands.
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