AUSTIN (KXAN) — A wild scene in the third quarter of the Georgia-Texas football game Saturday at DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium had angry Texas fans throw trash onto the field following a penalty call, which officials later reversed in favor of the Longhorns.
Texas defensive back Jahdae Barron appeared to have an interception and returned it deep into Georgia territory, but one of the officials threw a flag and called Barron for pass interference. Replays on the stadium jumbotron showed contact between Barron and Georgia receiver Arian Smith, but Texas fans weren’t buying the call.
As fans threw bottles and trash onto the field, Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian ran over toward the area near the student section pleading with fans to stop. Stadium personnel cleaned up the trash, and while that was going on, the officials conferred and reversed the call to allow the interception and return to stand.
Referee Matt Loeffler announced the reversal, saying “after discussion, there wasn’t pass interference on the play.” Texas scored two plays later on a 17-yard pass from Quinn Ewers to Jaydon Blue, cutting Georgia’s lead to 23-15.
This will be updated with more details following the game. Check back for more.
