Iowa State Email to Iowa Band Lacked Stadium Exit Plan

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Call it a marching band story with legs. New details have emerged in the aftermath of verbal and physical abuse alleged by the University of Iowa marching band during a Sept. 14 visit to rival Iowa State, as schools and media continue to investigate what actually happened and why.

During a press conference Tuesday, Iowa State University officials said post-game problems involving contact between fans and Iowa band members resulted in part from the band exiting Jack Trice Stadium through a crowded gate when an alternative open gate was available. However, The Daily Iowan campus newspaper reports that an email sent to Iowa's band director in advance of the visit to Ames made no mention of what gate the Iowa band was supposed to use once the game was over.

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