Video seems to indicate Alabama WR Jermaine Burton hitting fan

Alabama is investigating after a video on social media appeared to indicate extensive receiver Jermaine Burton hanging a feminine fan who rushed the sector following Tennessee’s 52-49 win over the Crimson Tide on Saturday at Neyland Stadium.

“We’re conscious of the scenario with Jermaine Burton as he was exiting the sector Saturday,” Alabama coach Nick Saban stated an announcement Wednesday. “We’re presently working to collect extra data.”

Emily Isaacs posted the video on her TikTok account and commented: “Jermaine Burton smacking me within the head whereas strolling previous him after their loss Saturday,” with a thumbs-up emoji and an #ouch hashtag.

Tennessee’s win was its first over Alabama since 2006 and first ever over a Saban-coached Crimson Tide workforce, setting off a wild celebration in Knoxville. Followers stormed the sector, and inside minutes, the goalposts had been ripped down.

Tennessee was fined $100,000 by the SEC for its second offense underneath the league’s area entry coverage. A 3rd offense would lead to a $250,000 superb.

“That is why we now have these guidelines,” an SEC official advised ESPN on Wednesday. “It was an important scene, nevertheless it’s additionally a recipe for catastrophe when you’ve emotional gamers strolling off the sector and followers operating round by them and celebrating.”

Usually in these issues, the SEC permits the college concerned to analyze and dole out any potential punishment earlier than getting concerned.

Alabama has turn into accustomed to opposing followers speeding the sector after highway losses. In actual fact, the final time an Alabama highway loss did not result in followers speeding the sector was 12 years in the past in a 24-21 defeat at LSU.

A 12 months in the past, followers rushed the sector following Alabama’s 41-38 loss to Texas A&M at Kyle Discipline, and as Saban’s police escorts had been making an attempt to get him off the sector, a feminine fan received in the way in which and was knocked to the bottom by one of many officers. Saban practically tripped and fell proper after.

After Ole Miss’ 23-17 win over Alabama in 2014, a fan got here operating as much as Saban after the sport and was choke-slammed by one of many Alabama state troopers making an attempt to assist get the coach off the sector.