LOOK: Ovie Oghoufo shares message to fans after Texas Tech shoving incident
Texas senior Ovie Oghoufo commented on Monday about the fan-incident on the field after Saturday’s game against Texas Tech. Oghoufo shared a simple message with his fans via social media, indicating that the moment where a Red Raiders fan shoved him in the back as he walked off the field was not bothering him.
Ovie Oghoufo comments on Texas Tech fan incident
“All good on this end. But we back to work, let’s go. #HookEm,” read Oghoufo’s message.
After falling to Texas Tech 37-34 on Saturday, the Longhorns players were walking off the field as Red Raiders fans rushed onto the field to celebrate. A fan happened to have their phone recording the action when a fan was seen rushing full-force into the back of Oghoufo and shoving him as he kept running past.
The video circulated via social media over the weekend and eventually prompted a response from Texas Tech leadership — asking for help in identifying the fan to assist with campus police’s investigation.
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Despite the scary moment, Oghoufo appears to be fine and no longer worried about the moment — although it prompted head coach Steve Sarkisian to call for an examination of how players are escorted from the field after games.
“I wouldn’t call the fan ‘running into our player,’ I think the fan went and knocked our player down,” said Sarkisian during his Monday press conference. “Obviously those are tough situations. I love the pageantry of college football. When fans rush the field, it’s dangerous for us as coaches on both sides. It’s dangerous for the players.
“It’s an unfortunate situation, I give Ovie a lot of credit. I thought he showed great poise and composure. That could have turned into an ugly situation, I thought he handled himself well. But no, I have not reached out to Tech. Our administration may have but my goal — my focus — is on our team and getting us better and ready to play.”
Sarkisian clarified that he didn’t want to eliminate fans being able to rush the field after big wins, but admitted that players currently have no protections from potentially dangerous fans while exiting the field.