Here’s what CU Buffs students were chanting that led to $50K in fines after recent game
In case you haven’t heard, the University of Colorado has been dealt a swift penalty related to inappropriate chanting heard coming from the student section during the school’s September 27 football game against Utah’s Brigham Young University at Folsom Field.
The Denver Gazette reports that throughout the game, chants of “F*** BYU” and “F*** the Mormons” were heard being yelled in the stadium, specifically coming from the student section.
As a result of the chanting, the University of Colorado was fined $50,000 by the Big 12 conference.
“Hateful and discriminatory language has no home in the Big 12 Conference. While we appreciate Colorado apologizing for the chants that occurred in the stands during Saturday’s game, the Big 12 maintains zero tolerance for such behavior. Colorado will receive a $50,000 fine in accordance with our conference policies,” Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark said.
Brigham Young University went on to beat the CU Buffs 24 to 21.
Read a full report about the incident from the Denver Gazette here.
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