Kickoff

Kickoff is a tradition at every football game, which is performed every time the Engineers kick the ball off. As the players get lined up, the tenor drums/quints play the first half of the first call bugle call, which leads into a drumroll from the rest of the percussion. As the drumroll starts, the trombones start to play a low E. As the kicker kicks the ball, the trombones gliss to follow the path of the ball with their slides, changing notes and octaves as they see fit. The percussion can also get involved, most commonly with a cymbal crash when the returner catches the ball or the ball bounces on the ground in the case of an onside or squib kick.