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Kirk Herbstreit rips fans for throwing trash on field during LSU game: ‘Enough’s enough, clowns’
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Kirk Herbstreit sparred no feelings during the third quarter of Saturday’s LSU-Alabama game when trash was thrown on the field causing the game to be delayed.
In what has become a recurring problem in college football, the officiating crew threw a flag the home fans didn’t agree with and, in a bid to delay the game, LSU fans showered one of the endzones with bottles and other debris.
While LSU staffers worked to clear the endzone, Herbstreit torched the participating fans.
“Why has that had to become a thing this year? Some idiots do this at Texas and now all of a sudden we see it popping up in college football,” Herbstreit said during the game broadcast. “Enough’s enough, clowns. What are you doing?
“This is just stupid. Just embarrassing to LSU, it’s embarrassing to college football. Just, around the country, enough’s enough.”
LSU fans are throwing trash onto the field after that face mask penalty that wiped away a third-down sack. pic.twitter.com/dZM5kjltSd
— Charlie Potter (@Charlie_Potter) November 10, 2024
The penalty that drew the ire of the fanbase came on a third-down sack of Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe. Bradyn Swinson and Sai’vion Jones got to Milroe to bring him down for a loss and kill the Alabama drive on the Tide’s own side of the 50, but a facemask penalty was called on Jones that not only extended the drive, but pushed Alabama across midfield.
Milroe scored 4 plays later on a 19-yard keeper to put Alabama up 28-6.
Here’s the facemask call:
LSU gets a huge third down sack and its called a facemask as he’s going down. Brutal break for LSU. pic.twitter.com/M0RssF1od9
— Matthew Brune (@MatthewBrune_) November 10, 2024
On Oct. 19, fans in Austin successfully overturned a questionable pass interference penalty in the game between Texas and Georgia by throwing trash onto the field and delaying the game. During the delay, the officiating crew got together and decided to pick up the penalty.
In the weeks since, similar incidents have popped up all across the country.
Derek Peterson does a bit of everything, not unlike Taysom Hill. He has covered Oklahoma, Nebraska, the Pac-12, and now delivers CFB-wide content.
