KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A University of Tennessee Police Department spokesperson has produced the preliminary amount of arrests and ejections from Saturday’s Tennessee-Ole Pass up video game that was marred by supporters throwing trash onto the discipline at Neyland Stadium.

Preliminary information demonstrate 18 persons have been arrested and 47 men and women had been ejected at Tennessee’s 31-26 decline in opposition to Ole Miss, a UTPD spokesperson mentioned. University Chancellor Donde Plowman stated Sunday that campus police are performing to identify those liable and students would shed the capacity to attend foreseeable future online games if located to have thrown particles.

The university will do the job with legislation enforcement to put safeguards in put to deter foreseeable future incidents at the stadium. Vice Chancellor of Communications and Internet marketing Tisha Benton reported more cameras focused on the pupil area could be put in at the stadium.

“I want our fans to be passionate in help of our scholar-athletes. That are unable to signify resorting to negative actions when issues really don’t go our way. We really should create a risk-free, pleasurable, and competitive ecosystem in all our sports activities venues, for the two groups, and we need to have our fans to aid us do that.“

UT Chancellor Donde Plowman

With just 54 seconds remaining in the contest, the recreation was delayed roughly 20-minutes as followers threw trash onto the field and triggered Tennessee cheerleaders and band associates to vacate the discipline. The video game at some point resumed and the Vols had a previous-next likelihood to acquire the game but fell by five points.

Following the recreation, Tennessee Chancellor Donde Plowman tweeted:

“I am astonished and sickened by the behavior of some Vol followers at the finish of tonight’s game. Very good sportsmanship ought to be aspect of who we are as Volunteers. Actions that puts scholar-athletes, coaches, site visitors and other enthusiasts at possibility is not anything we will tolerate.”

In the post-game press conference, head mentor Josh Heupel started by addressing the display screen.  

“First, I just want to accept for the several enthusiasts, what transpired at the conclude and disappointed on how the activity finished as points had been remaining thrown from the crowd, but I know that’s pretty handful of of our group members. For most of the soccer video games, that was an unbelievable environment to see Vol Country show out the way they did.”  

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