sentences:  It marked the first time in at least 40 years, and the first (and as of the end of the 2019 season, only) time in Leckrone's tenure as director, that the band had missed a home football game.Leckrone said that although only a small number of band members were involved, because members had a "shared responsibility" to the band and the university, "the only thing I could do to send the message was to suspend.