Steve Sarkisian sends message to Texas Longhorns fans after bottle throwing incident

The matchup between the Texas Longhorns and Georgia Bulldogs was anything but boring.

It was a night full of drama on the pitch, with defender changes, controversial penalties (and penalty reversals) and constant swings in momentum. Even the fans got involved in the action.

But not in a good way.

In the second half, following a controversial pass interference call on a Jahdae Barron interception – a decision that was later reversed – fans became enraged and began throwing trash on the field. The fans’ actions ended up causing the game to be stopped, and coach Steve Sarkisian went to the student section in an attempt to put an end to the incident.

Sarkisian was visibly upset about the situation at the time, and on Monday sent a message to fans during his weekly press conference that this was not how he wanted Longhorns fans or the atmosphere at their stadium to be perceived.

“I know we have a passionate fan base and I think that showed Saturday night,” Sarkisian said. “I think we were all a little upset at that point. I just think we all need to use a little more discretion in moments like that. We don’t want that to be the narrative; that’s what DKR is about. It was a very good for that to be the focal point of it all. I think in the end they got it right (the pass interference call).

As a result of the incident, the Longhorns were fined $250,000 by the SEC. It also caused University of Texas President Jay Hartzell and even Longhorns super fan Matthew McConaughey to send separate statements to the fan base.

Longhorns fans will have plenty of time to digest Sarkisian’s statement, as well as those from President Hartzell and McConaughey in the coming weeks, as they will not return to DKR until their Nov. 9 matchup against the Florida Gators.

Before that, they will travel to Nashville to face Vanderbilt, followed by the second off week of the season.

Kickoff for the next home game against Florida is scheduled for 11 a.m.

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