attributed to multiple blows. reporter: champion was a 26-year-old drum major at florida a&m university who died after he went through a rite of passage called crossing bus c. hollis went through the same ritual beating that night walking from one end of the band s tour bus to the other and he told espn s outside the lines champion did it voluntarily. people that disrespect me, they re going to respect me because i did bus c. it was his choice? his choice. reporter: the band s high-profile leader julian white who has been suspended since then told espn he didn t know about the hazing. the bus c initiation, i heard about it after his death. reporter: the band itself hasn t played since then, and robert champion s parents say that quiet should linger. should not be on the field until they clean house. until they get it completely clean. reporter: the champions have
murder just didn t fit. his death is not linked to one sole strike but is attributed to multiple blows. reporter: champion was a 26-year-old drum major at florida a&m university who died after he went through a rite of passage called crossing bus c. hollis went through the same ritual beating that night walking from one end of the band s tour bus to the other and he told espn s outside the lines champion did it voluntarily. people that disrespect me, they re going to respect me because i did bus c. it was his choice? his choice. reporter: the band s high-profile leader julian white who has been suspended since then told espn he didn t know about the hazing. the bus c initiation, i heard about it after his death. reporter: the band itself hasn t played since then, and robert champion s parents say that quiet should linger. should not be on the field until they clean house. until they get it completely clean. reporter: the champions have already sued the bus company