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Tennessee fans litter field with debris in embarrassing fashion at end of Ole Miss game
By Keith Farner
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With 54 seconds remaining, and despite having 3 timeouts, Tennessee fans became so upset that a ruling on fourth down went against the Vols that they threw trash on the field, including a golf ball and a mustard bottle.
Tennessee’s cheerleaders and dance team left the field, as water bottles and debris went well on to the field. The Tennessee band also left as game and school officials met on the field to discuss the situation.
The game was delayed for more than 20 minutes as on-field game officials deferred to game management to sort out the issues.
Here’s a sampling of some of the reaction:
Tennessee fans throw stuff on the field after Ole Miss gets a ruling for the ball back via turnover on downs. pic.twitter.com/bgWlgjviD9
— Justin (@hobokenjustin) October 17, 2021
Tennessee fans are littering the field with trash. Very embarrassing. Yikes
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) October 17, 2021
Ugly scene in Knoxville with fans throwing all sorts of stuff at the Ole Miss team on the sideline, including a golf ball in the direction of Lane Kiffin.
— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) October 17, 2021
Golf balls. Throwing golf balls.
Stay classy, #Vols
— Matt Hayes (@MattHayesCFB) October 17, 2021
Hang it in the Louvre pic.twitter.com/cGb1NQUQUQ
— Dalton Middleton (@DLMiddleton8) October 17, 2021
Y’all don’t believe me when I tell you Tennessee football fans frustration is at a different level than anywhere else. It is at an entirely different level than you guys can understand.
— Dustin Dopirak (@DustinDopirak) October 17, 2021
Schools have been fined hundreds of thousands for rushing the field.
Tennessee should get hammered for this. It may be the students fault, but this is a black mark on the school and the SEC. https://t.co/ILbbfRraqO
— Justin Hokanson (@_JHokanson) October 17, 2021
when Flavortown University loses pic.twitter.com/KF4Ykvogg4
— Flavortown (@flavortown) October 17, 2021
They can’t resume the game, 15 minutes later. “Incoming!” pic.twitter.com/6aMOOakBA4
— Joe Rexrode (@joerexrode) October 17, 2021
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
