Kansas State Says It Will Pay Fine After Band Performance [PHOTO]
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kansas State says it will pay a $5,000 fine after its marching band shaped itself into the rival Jayhawk mascot and what appeared to be a large phallus during a halftime show.
The school said Tuesday that band director Frank Tracz (trays) will miss the Nov. 28 game against Kansas and that university officials must approval future halftime shows.
The university says it decided to pay the self-imposed fine after the Big 12 Conference warned of potential sportsmanship and ethical conduct violations.
Kansas State has been fined $5,000 for that NSFW marching band formation. http://t.co/CzrRBu2CPB pic.twitter.com/7VDtNTamne
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) September 8, 2015
Kansas State has suspended its band director for the Kansas game in November for doing this on Saturday pic.twitter.com/nJCCdV0ORj
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) September 8, 2015
The controversy erupted after Saturday's space-themed halftime show during the team's home opener against South Dakota. One formation featured the Kansas State band forming the University of Kansas mascot and a phallic looking Starship Enterprise crashing into it.
Tracz has apologized for what he described as a "misinterpretation."
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