Following Colorado’s 24–17 win over previously ranked No. 21 Iowa State on Saturday afternoon, Buffs fans stormed Folsom Field in celebration. It was a classic scene after an upset victory. After the game, however, Colorado head coach Deion Sanders was informed that the school would be fined $50,000 as a result of the field storming.
Sanders thought the rule was a bit silly and spoke candidly about it.
“Is it a fine for rushing the field?” Sanders said. “What is it? 50 what? For rushing the field? How is it 50 thousand for rushing the field? Who made that a rule? Come on, man. That ain’t right, I mean, these kids, well, we have $50,000, right? We can chip in. Let’s chip in … Wow, that’s, that’s, shoot. I’m sorry. Wow, 50 grand. All right, next question.”
On Wednesday afternoon, the Big 12 announced that it had rescinded the $50,000 fine, as reported by BuffZone’s Brian Howell. It was a fortunate break for Colorado, especially since the field storming was relatively calm and caused no harm.
The Buffs now head into a bye week before traveling to Salt Lake City to take on another ranked opponent, the Utah Utes, on October 25.
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