ATLANTA — Before college football’s national championship game Monday night between Georgia and Alabama, Georgia’s Redcoat Marching Band will perform for a few minutes. It is scheduled to enter to the “Bulldog March” medley, accompany fans as they shout the spelling of the state’s name, then play Georgia’s unofficial fight song.
That last number, “Glory, Glory” will be played, in slow and fast versions, throughout the game. “After anything big happens,” said Mike Robinson, the band’s director, adding, “We play it a lot.”
Georgia fans will hear the song for what it is. But others will recognize the stirring tune as an older and nationally prominent song: “Battle Hymn of the Republic.