This is an opportunity for fans to applaud these educators for their hard work and dedication and furthers the EYFT mission of elevating the teaching profession.

state and territory will be honored on the field during the pregame celebration. Brown is currently a sixth grade honor student at the Indiana School for the Deaf where she is also a member of the middle school basketball team.Īs part of the CFP Foundation’s Extra Yard for Teachers (EYFT) initiative, the 20 Teachers of the Year from each U.S. Continuing a CFP tradition, drummers from the participating team bands will play side-by-side as the color guard is introduced.ġ2-year-old Kaylen Brown, from Indianapolis, Indiana, will perform the national anthem in American Sign Language. troops deployed overseas watching the national championship game. As part of the CFP’s salute to the armed forces, the pregame ceremony will include a live feed from U.S. During the national anthem, a giant American flag will be unfurled by local host committee volunteers, including teachers from across Indiana. In advance of Grant’s performance, the Nation’s Colors will be presented by a Joint Service Color Guard from the Military Department of Indiana’s Ceremonial Unit, including Indiana and Kentucky members of the Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, Space Force and Coast Guard. An advocate for social justice, Grant is also the co-founder of Hope For Justice, an international non-profit organization with 32 offices spanning 10 countries that works to end modern-day slavery. 1 records and albums on the Billboard charts. Most recently, Grant launched her newest album No Stranger, which set a 20-year milestone and marked the biggest first-week debut of her career en route to becoming 2020’s highest-selling album debut in her genre. A five-time Gospel Music Association Female Vocalist of the Year, Grant has remained one of Christian music‘s top-selling artists with 42 Dove Award nominations and multiple No.

Nine-time Grammy nominee Natalie Grant will perform “The Star-Spangled Banner” prior to kickoff of the national championship game. IRVING, Texas – The College Football Playoff (CFP) today announced the pregame entertainment for the 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship to be held Monday, January 10, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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