I was rereading this article and came across this paragraph: "Toward the end of the football game, an Earlham football player reported that an inappropriate racial slur was directed at him by a member of the Southwest Valley team. Additionally, at the conclusion of the football game accusations were made of inappropriate and aggressive fan and spectator behavior." We had this happen to us at a game last year, only it was the head coach of one of the teams who made the accusations. His team lost by less than a score, and he was mad at us. He turns in a report to the state accusing one of my crew members ( the one who didn't make what he thought was the OPI call that would have helped his cause) of cussing one of his players and calling him the n-word. (Just for clarification, the crew member is black.) Then he accused us of cheating the entire game, going so far as to claim we gave the opposing coach a "thumbs-up" as we left the field, which he interpreted as, "We did it, coach. Made sure you won....".
I share this to point out that while many allegations are true, some are not. Coaches, players, and fans will do almost anything if they think it will help them save face or avoid the blame for a loss. I'm not saying this was the case at all in this situation, but I am saying without confirming evidence, allegations have to be taken with a grain of salt, common-sense, and the benefit of the doubt.