Tennessee player shoves fan storming field to the ground after upset loss to Arkansas

Followers storming the sector after an upset loss is a practice as outdated as time in soccer, but it surely has additionally proved to be a state of affairs the place followers and gamers can have dangerous incidents as they cross paths with feelings operating excessive.

That was the case in Little Rock, Arkansas, on Saturday when a Razorbacks fan, after the staff’s upset of Tennessee, was shoved by a Volunteers participant as they had been making an attempt to go away the sector. 

A fan within the stands posted a video after the sport, which caught the second a Tennessee participant, which gave the impression to be No. 21 Omari Thomas, shoved a fan making an attempt to stroll via the Volunteers scrum. 

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Tennessee defensive lineman Omari Thomas tackles N.C. State operating again Hollywood Smothers on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (IMAGN)

Thomas’ actions additionally brought on the fan to slam right into a feminine standing in entrance of them, as they each fell arduous onto the bottom. 

Thomas appeared to say one thing to the followers, as a teammate and coach ushered him again to the group to get off the sector. 

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For the reason that clip went viral, followers have been tagging Tennessee’s soccer account, head coach Josh Heupel, and even SEC commissioner Greg Sankey as they need penalties for Thomas’ actions. 

Tennessee defensive lineman Omari Thomas speaks at Omni Dallas Lodge. (Brett Patzke-USA Immediately Sports activities)

Whereas some followers instigate these situations, Tennessee is effectively conscious of what occurs when a participant acts bodily, as their followers rushed the sector final season after defeating the Alabama Crimson Tide at dwelling. 

Alabama receiver Jermaine Burton was seen assaulting a Tennessee fan as he walked off the sector in Knoxville, although former head coach Nick Saban didn’t droop him, saying Burton was “scared” within the second. Saban added that reporters didn’t have the “complete story” of Burton’s state of affairs. 

Nonetheless, this doesn’t seem like a second the place Thomas was scared as he walked together with his staff again to the locker room. 

Tennessee Volunteers defensive lineman Omari Thomas rushes throughout N.C. State Wolfpack recreation on the Duke’s Mayo Basic at Financial institution of America Stadium. (Jim Dedmon-Imagn Pictures)

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There was no phrase about potential self-discipline for Thomas after this incident, but it surely’s one more reminder that, whereas it’s custom, followers storming the sector can result in conditions like this. 

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