{"id":29118,"date":"2024-02-27T14:37:04","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T09:07:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/alabama-ad-suggests-forfeits-may-help-deter-fans-from-storming-playing-field\/"},"modified":"2024-02-27T14:37:04","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T09:07:04","slug":"alabama-ad-suggests-forfeits-may-help-deter-fans-from-storming-playing-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/alabama-ad-suggests-forfeits-may-help-deter-fans-from-storming-playing-field\/","title":{"rendered":"Alabama AD suggests forfeits may help deter fans from storming playing field"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gating gated-overlay\">\n<div class=\"article-gating-wrapper\">\n<p>Join Fox News for access to this content<\/p>\n<p>Plus special access to select articles and other premium content with your account &#8211; free of charge.<\/p>\n<p><span>Please enter a valid email address.<\/span><\/p>\n<footer class=\"article-gating-footer\">\n<div class=\"article-gating-legal\">By entering your email and pushing continue, you are agreeing to Fox News&#8217; Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, which includes our Notice of Financial Incentive. 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Click here.<\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">University of Alabama athletics director Greg Byrne offered a different approach for schools whose teams storm the court or field after a big upset \u2014 go after their win\/loss record.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">On the heels of Duke star Kyle Filipowski tweaking his ankle as Wake Forest fans stormed the court after the win over the weekend, Byrne suggested Monday that forfeits could be the way to stop the action.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/343\/192\/Greg-Byrne.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/686\/384\/Greg-Byrne.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/672\/378\/Greg-Byrne.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1344\/756\/Greg-Byrne.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/931\/523\/Greg-Byrne.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1862\/1046\/Greg-Byrne.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/720\/405\/Greg-Byrne.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1440\/810\/Greg-Byrne.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1200\/675\/Greg-Byrne.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Greg Byrne in Indiana\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Greg Byrne of the University of Alabama works during the Division I Men&#8217;s Basketball Tournament Selections held at the Hotel Carmichael on March 8, 2023 in Carmel, Indiana.\u00a0<\/span> <span>(Jamie Schwaberow\/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Kids aren\u2019t going to be in the stands saying, \u2018Oh, I don\u2019t want to do this because the school is gonna get fined $200,000,\u2019&#8221; Byrne said at the Birmingham Tip Off Club, via AL.com. &#8220;That doesn\u2019t enter their mindset. But if they knew the game that they just had been a part of, celebrated a great win that led to that, if they knew that they were going to lose that game immediately, that would stop them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Byrne pointed to an incident in which one of the school\u2019s student managers thought they were going to &#8220;lose an eye&#8221; after being injured in a court-storming.<\/p>\n<p>He said something further needed to be done.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ESPN&#8217;S JAY BILAS SUGGESTS SEVERE CONSEQUENCES FOR COURT-STORMING FANS<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/343\/192\/Tennessee-fans.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/686\/384\/Tennessee-fans.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/672\/378\/Tennessee-fans.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1344\/756\/Tennessee-fans.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/931\/523\/Tennessee-fans.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1862\/1046\/Tennessee-fans.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/720\/405\/Tennessee-fans.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1440\/810\/Tennessee-fans.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1200\/675\/Tennessee-fans.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Tennessee fans at Neyland\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Tennessee fans storm the field and celebrate following game vs Alabama at Neyland Stadium.<\/span> <span>(Carlos M. Saavedra\/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The SEC has rules if fans from schools storm the court. A first-time offense is a $100,000 fine. The second time is a $250,000. A third time comes with a half-million-dollar penalty.<\/p>\n<p>ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips addressed Saturday\u2019s incident after the Duke-Wake Forest game.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Across college athletics, we have seen far too many of these incidents that put individuals at serious risk, and it will require the cooperation of all \u2014 including spectators \u2014 to ensure everyone&#8217;s well-being,&#8221; Phillips said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/343\/192\/Wake-Forest-fans.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/686\/384\/Wake-Forest-fans.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/672\/378\/Wake-Forest-fans.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1344\/756\/Wake-Forest-fans.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/931\/523\/Wake-Forest-fans.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1862\/1046\/Wake-Forest-fans.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/720\/405\/Wake-Forest-fans.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1440\/810\/Wake-Forest-fans.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1200\/675\/Wake-Forest-fans.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Wake Forest fans storm\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Wake Forest&#8217;s Cameron Hildreth (2) drives to the basket as fans storm the court at the end of an NCAA college basketball game against Duke in Winston-Salem, N.C., Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024.\u00a0<\/span> <span>(AP Photo\/Chuck Burton)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;As a conference, we will continually assess with our schools the best way to protect our student-athletes, coaches, and fans.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><i><strong>Follow Fox News Digital\u2019s<\/strong><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNewsSports_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><strong> <u>sports coverage on X<\/u><\/strong><\/i><\/a><i><strong> and subscribe to<\/strong><\/i><i><strong><u> the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter<\/u><\/strong><\/i><i><strong>.<\/strong><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Join Fox News for access to this content Plus special access to select articles and other premium content with your account &#8211; free of charge. 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