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Kansas State says it will pay fine after band performance

By Associated Press - | Sep 8, 2015

? Kansas State says it will pay a $5,000 fine after its marching band shaped itself into the rival Jayhawk mascot and what some thought appeared to be a large phallus during a halftime show.

The school said Tuesday that band director Frank Tracz 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.

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 Kansas University mascot and what the marching band said was supposed to be the Starship Enterprise crashing into it.

Tracz has apologized for what he described as a “misinterpretation.”