JAZMIN: IT’S A HUGE EVENT FOR HBCU CULTURE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA AND NATIONWIDE. THE FLORIDA BLUE FLORIDA CLASSIC GAME IS CANCELED THIS YEAR, BUT SOME OF THE CELEBRATION IS ONLINE HERE IS WHAT FLORIDA BLUE MARKET PRESIDENT, TONY JENKINS, HAS TO SAY ABOUT THE EVENTS. >> A UNIQUE FEATURE IS THAT OUR FINANCIAL SUPPORT REALLY GOES TOWARDS PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIPS TO BOTH OF THESE INSTITUTIONS. THESE SCHOOLS AND THE COMMUNITIES THEY ARE FROM NEED OUR SUPPORT MORE THAN EVER. WE STILL WANT TO BE ENGAGED AND SUPPORT THESE TWO GREAT SCHOOLS. JAZMIN: ABSOLUTELY. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT BUT THEN COOKMAN AND PHAM YOU -- FAMU. WE HAVE LEARNED OVER THE SUMMER BEFORE THE CLASSIC WAS GOING TO BE CANCELED. THIS IS A HUGE LETDOWN, TO SAY THE LEAST. HOW DID THIS TAILGATE WEEK COME TOGETHER? >> WE HAD TO BE INNOVATIVE THINKERS. THEY CANNOT AFFORD TO JUST LET US DOWN. THIS IS TOO IMPORTANT TO ALL OF US IN THIS REGION. THIS IS ABOUT PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. WE WANT TO TAKE -- THANK FLORIDA BLUE FOR STANDING WITH US. WITHOUT THE STUDENT ATHLETES, WITHOUT THE BAND MEMBERS, CHEERLEADERS, THEY CAN ONLY BE THERE DOING THAT WITH SCHOLARSHIPS. FLORIDA BLUE AND MANY OF OUR OTHER PARTNERS AND WE THANK THEM FOR COMMITTING TO DO THAT. WE ARE EXCITING -- EXCITED TO PLAY THE GAME VIRTUALLY. WE ARE ASKING ALL OF OUR FANS AND SUPPORTERS TO DONATE. NOT TO BE CONSUMERS BUT INVESTORS. WE ARE TRYING TO SELL OUT THE CITRUS BOWL. WE ARE ASKING THEM TO DONATE WHAT THEY MIGHT’VE SPENT THIS WEEKEND. THESE FUNDS GO TO STUDENT ATHLETES, BANDMEMBERS, AND CHEERLEADERS. JAZMIN: HOW MANY SCHOLARSHIPS ARE YOU TYPICALLY ABLE TO GIVE OUT? >> DEPENDING ON THE ENROLLMENT OF THE SCHOOL, WE FIND UP TO 20-30 KIDS A YEAR. EVERYBODY WHO YOU SEE PARTICIPATING NEEDS SOME KIND OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. WE ARE ABLE TO SPREAD A LOT OF THOSE FUNDS AROUND. I WOULD BE WILLING TO BET YOU IF WE WERE TO ASK MANY OF THE PARTICIPANTS WHO GO TO BOTH INSTITUTIONS, HOW THEY BENEFITED FROM THE BENEVOLENCE OF THOSE PEOPLE, HE WOULD SEE 80 OR 90% OF THE STUDENTS IN OUR CAMPUSES WAVE THEIR HANDS. JAZMIN: TONIGHT IS ALL ABOUT SERVING OTHERS. WHAT IS GOING ON. >> THE COMMISSIONER IS GOING TO HONOR THE COMMUNITY AND HAVE SOME CONVERSATIONS. WITH THOSE EXPERIENCES FROM THOSE HONOREES. BLUE FLORIDA CLASSIC MEMORIES WILL BE SPOKEN ABOUT AN IMPORTANT ISSUES WHICH CONTINUE TO FACE OUR COMMUNITY. OF NOTE, THE PANDEMIC AND HOW IT HAS DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY. NOT ONLY HAVE WE CONTINUED TO PLAY AND ENTERTAIN, WE’VE ENDEAVORED TO CONTINUE TO INFORM PEOPLE. JAZMIN: PROBABLY THE MOST ANTICIPATED EVENTS ARE T BATTLE OF THE BANDS. HOW HAS THAT BEEN ADAPTED? >> THAT IS ONE OF THE MORE EASIER THINGS TO ADAPT. WE WILL DO THAT VIRTUALLY. O SPANS BEEN PUTTING TOGETHER SHOWS, -- BOTH BANDS HAVE BEEN PUTTING TOGETHER SHOWS. THEY HAVE AN ABUNDANCE OF MATERIAL THEY HAVE TO WORK FROM. THEY ARE CONSTANTLY IN DEMAND FOR DOING NATIONAL TV APPEARANCES. I THINK IT IS GOING TO BE VERY ENTERTAINING. THIS IS THE EASY THING FOR THEM TO DO. BATTLE OF THE BANDS WILL OCCUR VIRTUALLY. THEY WILL TRY TO ONE UP EACH OTHER. I THINK THE FANS WILL ENJOY THAT, MUCH LIKE THEY ENJOYED THE CULTURE SHOW LAST NIGHT. WE WILL CONTINUE TO RUN THESE THINGS. WE LOOKED AT SOME OF THE GREATEST 40 CLASSIC PERFORMANCES EVER -- FLORIDA CLASSIC PERFORMANCES EVER. AND SOME INNOVATIVE THINGS THE BANDS WILL BE DOING IN TERMS OF PACKAGES THEY ARE PUTTING TOGETHER. JAZMIN: I LOVE THIS. THESE ARE BANDS THAT ARE INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN. THERE IS A NETFLIX SHOW MARCHING ORDERS. THAT WILL BE A PHENOMENAL SHOW. IS IT FLORIDACLASSIC.ORG? >> ABSOLUTELY. THAT IS WHERE WE ARE ASKING ALL OF OUR FANS AND SUPPORTERS TO GO TO TO INVEST IN THE FLORIDA CLASSIC. JAZM