Two former Florida A&M University (FAMU) band members have agreed to plea deals in the case of the hazing death of a drum major Robert Champion.

According to the Associated Press, Jessie Baskin, 22, pled no contest to manslaughter Wednesday and could spend nine years in prison. Harold Finley, 21, pled guilty to a reduced charge of felony hazing and will not serve time in jail.

Prosecutor Jeff Ashton said Baskin was "most-consistently identified as the most enthusiastic," meaning he partook in the beating that killed Champion more than others. Ashton said Baskin hit Champion with his hands and feet during the assault.

Champion collapsed on the bus of the nationally famous FAMU marching band after being brutally beaten. The hazing ritual he endured involved him walking from one end of the bus to the other while being beat on by the other band members. He was hit with instruments as well as punched and kicked.

Ashton said Finley participated in the hazing of another band member on the same night, but did not hit Champion. Finley saw his charges of manslaughter and misdemeanor hazing dropped to felony hazing and was sentenced to one year of house arrest, four years of probation, 100 hours of community service and was required to take an anti-hazing course. The sentence is also dependent on Finley graduating college.

"I want you to graduate from college and go and make something of yourself," Judge Marc Lubet told Finley.

Finley must also cooperate with the proceedings of six more defendants awaiting trial. Those people are also reportedly working out plea deals, but if they were to go to trial, Finley would likely have to testify in order to hold up his deal.

15 former band members have been charged with manslaughter and hazing in Champion's death and so far eight have accepted deals that include probation and community service combinations. Baskin's attorney could argue for a lighter punishment at his sentencing, but he may be the first of the group to serve jail time.

Caleb Jackson, another defendant, also pled guilty to manslaughter but has yet to be sentenced.

Since Champion's death, FAMU's president James Ammons resigned, the Marching 100 band director left and the program served a suspension that ended Sept. 1, earlier this year. The school has vowed to change the culture of hazing, which was reportedly very prevalent with the nationally famous band.