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Kirk Herbstreit furious over LSU fans throwing trash after facemask penalty: 'Enough is enough, clowns'

IMG_0985by: Griffin McVeigh11/10/24griffin_mcveigh
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LSU has been shooting itself in the foot all night with penalties, backing themselves up, or extending Alabama drives. One in the third quarter was a facemask on Jalen Milroe, giving Alabama a third down after seemingly forcing a punt. Not too many people inside Tiger Stadium agreed with the call and reacted by throwing trash onto the field.

Officials had to stop the play while stadium employees cleared the playing surface. ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit was not too happy, calling them “clowns” for throwing the trash. He referenced what we saw unfold in Austin during the Georgia game, pinpointing it as the start of this recent trend.

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“Why does that have to become a thing this year?” Herbstreit asked. “Some idiots do this at Texas and all of a sudden, we see it popping up in college football. Enough is enough, clowns… This is just stupid.”

Back on Oct. 19, Texas fans were upset about a pass interference call against them after securing an interception. Trash rained down from the field and after a few moments, the call was changed. Texas got the interception and ball deep in plus territory.

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LSU did not have the same fate as the facemask penalty stood. Alabama wound up scoring a touchdown on the drive as well, extending their lead to 28-7. Not the turn of events the Tigers needed if they wanted to get back in the game.

This is not the first time fans have thrown trash onto the field on the day either. Texas Tech fans did too against Colorado, causing head coach Joey McGuire to get on a microphone and tell them to stop. McGuire was nervous about getting a penalty in what was still considered a tight game.

No matter the scenario, Herbstreit is clearly not happy.