Iowa athletic officials have refunded about 200 tickets that they say the Illinois student cheering section – the Orange Krush -- purchased fraudulently.
In a statement released on Twitter, Orange Krush said Iowa officials"invalidated all 200 tickets that the Orange Krush had legally purchased." The Krush said they received their tickets in October. "It is against the spirit of competition and rivalry, two outstanding attributes of the Big Ten Conference, to make this decision."
"The Iowa Athletics Department became aware of a discounted group ticket order for the Iowa-Illinois men's basketball game on behalf of an Illinois chapter of the Boys & Girls Club," the university said in a statement. "When contacting the individual who made the original ticket order, they admitted to falsely ordering tickets under the non-profit organization."
A university spokesman declined further comment and referred CBS 2 to their original statement. The terms of service on Iowa's website clearly state's that the university can rescind tickets at their discretion. In their statement, Orange Krush made no mention of the Boys & Girls club ruse. Members of the Orange Krush sit near the top of Welsh-Ryan Arena after posing as Northwestern fans in 2013.
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