Right on schedule, the sun came out over McGuirk stadium, bathing the UMass Marching Band  and the UMass Alumni band in golden light as they played a halftime tribute to George N. Parks.
The blended bands sounded superb. George,  surely now the UMass band's "Spirit-in-Sky", would have approved.
A huge crowd of UMass fans and alumni stayed for the post game show.
 
 

