Furious Texas fans launch BOTTLES on field over controversial call vs Georgia – before decision is overturned
Texas and Georgia’s college football showdown descended into chaos on Saturday night when furious supporters began launching bottles onto the field.
The home crowd was left incensed in Texas when an interception for the top-ranked Longhorns against No. 5 Georgia was initially wiped out by a pass-interference penalty.
In protest, Longhorns fans threw hundreds of bottles on the field to make their displeasure known, before head coach Steve Sarkisian could be seen walking over and urging them to stop.
Yet incredibly, their astonishing protests seemed to do the trick when the decision was eventually overturned.
Texas fans littered the north end of their field with bottles and other trash when the pass-interference penalty had appeared to wipe out Jahdae Barron’s 36-yard interception return to the Georgia 9 late in the third quarter.
Texas coach Steve Sarkisian could be seen urging the home crowd to stop throwing bottles
Sarkisian, who was initially irate at officials for the call, then headed toward the far corner of the field and signaled to the student section to settle down and quit throwing things.
As the debris was being picked up, officials were discussing the play and picked up the flag for Barron’s contact with Georgia’s Arian Smith before the pick.
Two plays later, Quinn Ewers threw a 17-yard touchdown to Jaydon Blue to get the Longhorns to 23-15 after they had trailed 23-0 at halftime.
However, Georgia went on to add another seven points in what proved a convincing 30-15 victory on the road in Texas.
Trevor Etienne ran for three touchdowns, the first two set up by cornerback Daylen Everette’s takeaways, as Kirby Smart’s team produced a commanding win over their top-ranked opponent.
