There was another littering incident in college football, and this time the LSU cheerleaders were the ones in danger, forced to take cover during a game against Alabama.
In the middle of a third quarter in the blowout loss to the Crimson Tide on Saturday, LSU got a sack of Jalen Milroe on third down, only to have the Tigers called for a face mask as the quarterback headed to the turf.
Instead of Alabama’s offense coming off the field and possibly starting a comeback in what was a de facto College Football Playoff playoffs, as both teams have two losses, the Crimson Tide used the penalty to find the end zone and extend your lead for a few minutes. later.
Knowing that the penalty doomed the Tigers’ chances in the game and ended their national championship dreams, LSU fans threw trash onto the field to protest the decision.
Cheerleaders closest to the littering fans were forced to hide their heads and take cover from being hit by debris falling onto the grass. ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit immediately charged into the fans for the final impromptu cleanup on the field.
LSU fans filled the field with debris in protest of a penalty that doomed their comeback.
LSU coach Brian Kelly knew the penalty would likely end his team’s chances of winning the game.
“So idiots do this in Texas and now all of a sudden we’re seeing it pop up in college football,” Herbstreit said. ‘That’s enough, clowns. What are you doing?’
‘This is just stupid. Just embarrassing for LSU. Embarrassing for college football and… for the entire country. That’s enough.
As the stadium announcer said several times to “stop throwing debris onto the field,” more water bottles can be seen landing in an LSU end zone.
The trend of littering on the field began last month during Georgia’s victory over Texas. When Longhorns fans didn’t like a decision, they threw an obscene amount of trash onto the field in protest.
Austin officials changed the decision after the trash was dumped, appearing to bow to peer pressure rather than reverse a wrong decision.
A similar incident occurred last week during Clemson’s loss to Louisville and earlier on Saturday, when Texas Tech head coach Joey McGuire yelled at fans stop throwing things on the field during the Red Raiders’ game against Colorado.
In every littering incident, the home team whose fans have not disposed of their trash properly loses the game.