Days after clashing with the administration at Iowa over the cancellation of their group ticket sale, the Orange Krush—the University of Illinois student section—apologized for misrepresenting itself when attempting to purchase the ticket block and for the group’s response to having the sale canceled.
On Thursday, the Orange Krush bashed Iowa athletic director Gary Barta over the decision to cancel the sale and accused Iowa of being “fearful” of allowing Illinois fans into Carver-Hawkeye Arena for Saturday afternoon’s Big Ten game. However, the Hawkeyes responded by claiming the Illini student section was granted a group rate under false pretenses, after saying that the tickets were for an Illinois chapter of the Boys & Girls Club, per ESPN.
Though the Orange Krush vehemently denied the accusations and said in an initial statement that the tickets were “legally purchased,” the group changed course and apologized on Friday, acknowledging that it had presented itself as a different charitable organization when trying to acquire the tickets.
