As the Big Ten officially announced their move to a conference-only football schedule for the 2020 football season, effectively cancelling this year’s edition of the annual CyHawk football game, disappointment understandably permeated through social media immediately following the announcement.
However, very few appear to be more saddened by the news than the Iowa Hawkeye Marching Band and director Eric Bush.
“After last season’s debacle, we had been practicing throughout the spring and summer for our shot at redemption this September in the CyHawk game,” said Bush in a statement released Thursday afternoon.
After the 2019 edition of the CyHawk showdown, controversy arose after Iowa band members accused Iowa State fans of harassing and assaulting them as they left the stadium to return to the band’s charter buses.