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Marching Illini TO Double Contingent At Bowl Game

Good news for the University of Illinois band: School administrators say they'll pay to send twice as many Marching Illini as first planned to the football team's bowl game.

It will take 100 members to the Dec. 31 Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl in San Francisco.

Illinois is receiving $750,000 to attend the game. Band director Barry Houser said earlier this week that the relatively low payout meant officials could only take 49 band members.

On Friday, the university provost's and chancellor's offices said they would pay for 51 more slots for band members. That will allow all of the seniors in wind, brass and drumline to attend.

Houser says it's difficult to leave 200 students and staff behind.

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