sentences:  Halftime shows maintained interest in the Saturday afternoon festivities, and the band's "fifth quarter" performances kept fans in the stands after the games ended.Leckrone, after 50 seasons as the band's director, retired upon the conclusion of the 2019 Spring Concert.Corey Pompey, former assistant director of bands at the University of Nevada-Reno and Pennsylvania State University, was selected to succeed Leckrone and began his tenure in the Fall of 2019.