Freshman Jeff Morris is among new members of the Famous Maroon Band, which has begun practice for the 2009 football season. During MSU's first home game Sept. 5 against Jackson State University, the 330-member marching unit will perform with Nash Street, the Starkville-based musical group and winner of the 2008 Colgate Country Showdown as the "best new act in country music." For more on the Famous Maroon Band's upcoming year, click here.