MADISON, Wis. -- While many Badger fans will gather this weekend to celebrate University of Wisconsin-Madison's homecoming game against the University of Minnesota, members of the school's marching band might be looking to make the crowds extra proud amid recent accusations of hazing and improper conduct allegations.

With a cloud hanging over the group's heads, band director Mike Leckrone said on Thursday that it's important for him to remove the tarnish as well as the probationary status that the UW chancellor has recently placed on his band, WISC-TV reported.

"I would rather just handle this within ourselves and be able to take care of it, but I'm not shirking responsibility. There are some things we want to correct," said Leckrone.

UW-Madison Chancellor John Wiley placed the band on probation and issued several new ground rules for its members after a series of alleged incidents during their road trip last month to Michigan came to light. He also threatened to get rid of the band should the behavior continue. (Click here for more details about the allegations)

Leckrone works out of an unassuming office in an upper floor in Humanities Building on campus. The room is surrounded by photos and Badger memorabilia -- appearances at Rose Bowls and parades and countless performances that have inspired hundreds of alumni to raise millions of dollars for the band.

Many of those alumni will join Leckrone and the band on the field on Saturday. The alumni supporters are credited with helping raise more than $3 million for the band since 1994.

Former UW regent Fred Mohs, who is a Madison attorney, is one of those supporters, but he said that many people are discussing the allegations.

"People are talking about it," Mohs said. "They're saying, 'Look what happened to the band now. Look, isn't this a shame.'"

Some alumni have said that they think the band is being held to a different standard than the school's sports teams or that they feel it's unfair to hold a group hostage for the actions of a few, WISC-TV reported.

Mohs said that he disagrees with that sentiment.

"Chancellor Wiley knows he has a very popular band, but he's got a problem," Mohs said. "So, he stepped up to the plate. Let them have it. Good for him."

Mohs said that he firmly believes a few bad acts shouldn't be reflective of the caliber of students in the band.

"I just love them, and this won't affect how I feel about them at all. None," he said.

With nearly 300 members, Mohs said that he thinks these situations occur with groups like the band.

"An organization this size with this many people will have incidents. It's inevitable," he said.

Leckrone, who has been leading the band since 1969, said that he strives to guide each year's new crop of students.

"They stay the same age, so I have to keep teaching them every year," Leckrone said.

Mohs said that he trusts in Leckrone to rectify the situation.

"I have all the confidence in the world that Mike Leckrone will get them in order, and we'll march on from there," he said.

Leckrone said that he believes the band members can rise to the challenge, WISC-TV reported.

"They're taking very seriously the role they're placed in as being under the spotlight, and I think they're thriving on the fact that we're going to show people that we're going to do the right thing. That everybody, everybody in the state can be proud of," he said.

Stay tuned to WISC-TV and Channel 3000 for continuing coverage.