On Saturday, the Tennessee Volunteers ended their 15-game losing streak to Alabama with a 52-49 win.
The victory had Neyland stadium rocking after, and the fans obviously rushed the field during everything that was issued. Bama WR Jermaine Burton hit a young lady in the head who looked like she was trying to get out of his way, and now he faces the consequences.
Now head coach Nick Saban has seen the video and released a statement saying
“We are aware of the situation with Jermaine Burton as he was exiting the field Saturday. We are currently working to gather more information.”
Would expect some kind of punishment for Burton because the hit was unnecessary.
Alabama is investigating after a video on social media appeared to show wide receiver Jermaine Burton striking a female fan who rushed the field following Tennessee’s 52-49 win over the Crimson Tide on Saturday at Neyland Stadium.
Emily Isaacs posted the video on her TikTok account and commented: “Jermaine Burton smacking me in the head while walking past him after their loss Saturday,” with a thumbs-up emoji and an #ouch hashtag.
Tennessee’s win was its first over Alabama since 2006 and first over a Saban-coached Crimson Tide team, setting off a wild celebration in Knoxville. Fans stormed the field, and within minutes, the goalposts were ripped down.
Typically in these matters, the SEC allows the school involved to investigate and dole out potential punishment before getting involved.
Alabama has become accustomed to opposing fans rushing the field after road losses. In fact, the last time an Alabama road loss didn’t lead to fans rushing the field was 12 years ago in a 24-21 defeat at LSU.
A year ago, fans rushed the field following Alabama’s 41-38 loss to Texas A&M at Kyle Field, and as Saban’s police escorts were trying to get him off the field, a female fan got in the way and was knocked to the ground by one of the officers. Saban nearly tripped and fell right after.
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