Michigan said a staff member should not have confronted Washington fans during the Wolverines’ loss to the Huskies on Saturday.
In a video that was shared widely on social media, Michigan’s director of high school relations, Chris Bryant, climbed into the stands at Michigan Stadium and told fans to “chill out before you get screwed.” “. “The following video contains profanity.
In a statement to the Detroit News Tuesday night, Michigan called the interaction “disappointing” and “unfortunate” and said the Washington fans Bryant faced had been using harassing language.
“We became aware of an interaction between Washington fans harassing our players using exaggerated and offensive language,” the school said. “It was an unfortunate situation and should not have happened.
“Our staff member should have asked the stadium staff to deal with the matter instead of acting in the emotional manner he did at that time. “This is disappointing and we will handle the matter internally as a program.”
According to the Detroit Free Press, Bryant still works at the school, however, “no information is available” as of Tuesday evening. in the URL that leads to your staff bio. Bryant has been a member of the football staff since 2015 and remained under new coach Sherrone Moore after Jim Harbaugh left for the Los Angeles Chargers.
Michigan fell to 4-2 with a 27-17 loss in a rematch of January’s CFP national championship. The Wolverines fell from No. 10 to No. 24 in the AP Top 25 on Sunday after the loss and are bye in Week 7 before playing at No. 23 Illinois on Oct. 19.
