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University of Alabama Condemns Homophobic and Racist Remarks Directed at Longhorns Sideline

The University of Alabama responded to detestable language used in Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday night.
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University of Alabama Condemns Homophobic and Racist Remarks Directed at Longhorns Sideline
University of Alabama Condemns Homophobic and Racist Remarks Directed at Longhorns Sideline

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The Alabama Crimson Tide fell to the Texas Longhorns on Saturday night in Bryant-Denny Stadium. It was the Tide's first home loss since falling to to LSU in 2019. 

In the waining moments of what is currently stands as the signature victory in head coach Steve Sarkisian's Longhorns tenure a group of Alabama fans filmed the Texas players celebrating on the sidelines.

The Longhorns players, defensive backs X'Avion Brice, Jelani McDonald and B.J. Allen Jr. were dancing together on the sidelines when an unfortunate incident took place.

A group of Alabama Crimson Tide fans began filming the Texas athletes as the celebrated and harassed them with racist and homophobic language. 

 The University of Alabama responded to the video in a statement issued to Danny Davis of the Austin American-Statesman. 

"We are disgusted by reports of vile language and inappropriate behavior Saturday night. To be clear, we condemn this behavior and it will not be tolerated in our venues. It is not representative of UA or our values. We expect all attendees to act with class and respect toward others. Fans are strongly encouraged to report issues to our security resources on-site. Gameday and delayed reports are appropriately addressed and anyone found to be in violation of our rules and expectations will be promptly removed and may be banned from future events"

It is unclear if the patrons will face punishment for their abhorrent actions at this time.

WARNING: VULGAR LANGUAGE USED IN THE VIDEO BELOW

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Joe Gaither oversees videos and podcasts for Alabama Crimson Tide On SI/BamaCentral. He began his sports media career in radio in 2019, working for three years in Tuscaloosa covering the University of Alabama and other local high school sports. In 2023 he joined BamaCentral to cover a variety of Crimson Tide sports and recruiting, in addition to hosting the “Joe Gaither Show” podcast. His work has also appeared on the Boston College, Missouri and Vanderbilt web sites.

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