An audio recording released by Ohio State University today appears to capture Jonathan Waters, the now-ousted director of the marching band, yelling obscenities at a student who contradicted him. The student recorded the audio without Waters' knowledge and provided it to Ohio State on July 9, more than a month after the university had started an investigation into what is determined is the "sexualized" culture of the band. Ohio State fired Waters yesterday.

An audio recording released by Ohio State University today appears to capture Jonathan Waters, the now-ousted director of the marching band , yelling obscenities at a student who contradicted him.



The student recorded the audio without Waters� knowledge and provided it to Ohio State on July 9, more than a month after the university had started an investigation into what is determined is the �sexualized� culture of the band. Ohio State fired Waters yesterday.

Waters initially told investigators, �in all my years I�ve never yelled, screamed or cursed� at a student, according to a report Ohio State released on Thursday. Members get credit through the School of Music for their band participation, which is considered a course.



During a second interview, Waters said he might have raised his voice on occasion and then admitted to sometimes cursing in front of students, but never at them, the report says.



Context behind the recording is limited, but the 23-page investigation report says the student was called into Waters� office along with Christopher Hoch, the associate director of the band, during the week of Sept. 23, 2013. Investigators wrote that there had been a disagreement during practice.



After what sounds like a door slamming, a man identified as Waters asks the student to say what job Hoch has and then what job Waters has.



�Head director,� the student replies.



�And you (expletive) better realize who you�re dealing with. We told you to do something on the field and you outright disrespected him and me. Now this will not stand. We tell you to stand on your head and as drum major, you�ll stand on your god(expletive) head if you want to be drum major. Do you understand?�



His voice rises at the end, and there�s the sound of pounding, as if to highlight the point.



�Are we completely clear?� he asks.



�Yes we are,� the student says.



Hoch and Waters both try to explain why the student is being disciplined, but the recording doesn�t make clear what spurred the meeting. The meeting apparently ended after Waters again raised his voice and cursed at the student.



�You ever do that again after we�ve given you a direct god(expletive) order and you�re done. Do you understand?�



�Yes, I do,� the student says.



�That�s it. Goodbye,� Waters says.