Texas Longhorns fans launched bottles onto the field after a controversial holding call in their game against the Georgia Bulldogs on Saturday night.
And incredibly, their shocking protests seemed to do the trick when the decision was overturned.
Texas coach Steve Sarkisian could be seen urging the home crowd to stop throwing bottles before the call was reversed after further discussion.
Texas fans littered the north end of the field with bottles and other trash when an interception for the top-ranked Longhorns against No. 5 Georgia was initially wiped out by a pass-interference penalty.
Sarkisian was irate at officials for the call late in the third quarter that had appeared to wipe out Jahdae Barron’s 36-yard interception return to the Georgia 9. The coach then headed toward the far corner of the field signaling to the student section to settle down and quit throwing things.
As the debris was being picked up, officials were discussing the play and picked up the flag for Barron’s contact with Arian Smith before the pick.
Two plays later, Quinn Ewers threw a 17-yard touchdown to Jaydon Blue to get the Longhorns to 23-15 after they had trailed 23-0 at halftime.
More to follow.
