SEC Releases a Statement about Texas Fans Throwing Debris and Reversed Call

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AUSTIN - Kirby Smart and the Georgia Bulldogs beat Steve Sarkisian and the Texas Longhorns 30-15 on Saturday night. This was a massive win for UGA Football.

The game was chaotic. During the third quarter, there was a pass interference call against Texas that the home fans did not agree with. In turn, the Longhorn faithful began to throw various debris onto the field. The call ended up being reversed. 

The SEC released a statment on the matter. 

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Statement from SEC Office:

With 3:12 to play in the third quarter of the Georgia at Texas game, Texas intercepted a pass at the Texas 46-yard line and returned it to the Texas 9 yard line.  Texas was flagged for committing defensive pass interference on the play which resulted in Georgia maintaining the ball with a first down.  

The game officials gathered to discuss the play, which is permitted to ensure the proper penalty is enforced, at which time the calling official reported that he erred, and a foul should not have been called for defensive pass interference.  Consequently, Texas was awarded the ball at the Texas 9 yard line.  

While the original evaluation and assessment of the penalty was not properly executed, it is unacceptable to have debris thrown on the field at any time.

The disruption of the game due to debris being thrown onto the field will be reviewed by the Conference office related to SEC sportsmanship policies and procedures.

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