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Backlash explodes after Texas finds itself 'not guilty' in water bottle throwing incident

Fans from across the country erupted after the Texas Longhorns found themselves to be not guilty following the water bottle incident from the Texas-Georgia game.

By Sam Fariss

Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian walks over to the student section to encourage them to stop throwing items on the field after a controversial call by the referees that was later reversed after a review in the third quarter of the Longhorns' game against the Georgia Bulldogs at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Oct. 19, 2024.
Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian walks over to the student section to encourage them to stop throwing items on the field after a controversial call by the referees that was later reversed after a review in the third quarter of the Longhorns' game against the Georgia Bulldogs at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Oct. 19, 2024. / Sara Diggins/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
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Chaos unfolded as the Texas-Georgia game unfolded earlier this season. When fans disagreed with a call, they began throwing water bottles and trash onto the field. Then, the refs reversed the call, creating even more anger, but it was from the Georgia sideline.

Afterward, the University of Texas was fined $250,000 and had various other penalties for the incident, including having to investigate its own fans and subsequently banning them from future in-person events.

Most recently, UT announced that its investigation of the incident had come to its conclusion and had resulted in zero (0) fans being "caught" or "punished."

Immediately, college football fans across the nation exploded with anger as they accused Texas of not actually investigating its fans.

While the University supposedly reviewed film of the crowd from the SEC matchup, not a single fan or student received a subsequent ban or punishment due to their actions during the game.

Dozens of bottles and various debris flew down to the field at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium during the game delay – caused almost entirely by the student section – yet not a single person was identified as having partaken in the incident.

The announcement that the investigation led to zero punishments came just days before the Longhorns and the Bulldogs were set for their rematch at the SEC Championship game. While zero Texas students or fans will be banned from the game, one very prominent cow will not be in attendance for the matchup: Bevo.

On Thursday afternoon, it was announced that the Longhorns' mascot would be banned from Mercedes-Benz Stadium for the conference title game – seemingly the only Longhorn punished for the Georgia game.

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