Colorado player rips Oregon fan’s bandana off; apologizes
By Andrew Olson
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Colorado LB Brendan Gant has apologized for his postgame interaction with an Oregon fan following the Buffaloes’ loss on Saturday.
A video posted to social media shows Gant interacting with fans as he heads to the locker room after Colorado’s 42-6 loss at Oregon. At one point, Gant decides to reach into the stands and snatch a bandana off a Ducks fan who has his back turned.
A Colorado player rips a bandana off an Oregon Ducks fan’s head. pic.twitter.com/BAd2lojSOe
— NMD Grant (@NMDgrant) September 24, 2023
The video was originally posted on TikTok. The post on X (formerly Twitter) was made after 2 a.m. ET Sunday. By 11:40 a.m. ET, Gant had taken to social media to publicly apologize.
Yesterday after the game I made a wrong decision toward a fan outta frustration cause of a fan just being a fan. To that fanbase and more specifically that individual,I know better and to myself that was unacceptable and could have been avoided. I do apologize because that is not
— Brendan Gant (@TheReal_BGant) September 24, 2023
And one last thought for anybody, I DONT BOTHER ANYONE unless the bother me first. At the end of the day wrong is wrong but dont create your own narrative ??. #stayblessed
— Brendan Gant (@TheReal_BGant) September 24, 2023
Gant is in his fifth season of college football. He transferred to Colorado after spending 4 seasons at Florida State. Gant’s Colorado bio lists him as a defensive participant in the Oregon game, with no other statistics on the season.
Colorado hosts No. 8 USC on Saturday.
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.
