Texas A&M Fan Ejected From College World Series Game After Approaching Florida Dugout

If you start an opening round men's College World Series game at 10:15 p.m. CT—as the NCAA opted to Saturday night after a weather delay—you are putting a tremendous amount of faith in the sanity of the two teams' fans.
If you start an opening round men's College World Series game at 10:15 p.m. CT between Florida and Texas A&M—well, let's just say the NCAA's faith was not rewarded.
In the bottom of the second inning during the clash between the Gators and the Aggies Saturday, a Texas A&M fan approached the Florida dugout and started jawing pointedly at the Gators. Security quickly intervened, and the fan was removed from the stands to jeers from both fanbases.
An unruly Texas A&M fan(s) approached the Florida dugout and had to be escorted away by security.
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) June 16, 2024
It also might have distracted the Gators from challenging a key play. #MCWS pic.twitter.com/Q7Q8L31Qq6
As the announcers noted, the incident may have rattled Florida—which abruptly declined to challenge a close play with the bases loaded.
After the craziness of the second inning, the Aggies—minus one fan—took a 2–0 advantage into the third inning.

Patrick Andres is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He joined SI in December 2022, having worked for The Blade, Athlon Sports, Fear the Sword and Diamond Digest. Andres has covered everything from zero-attendance Big Ten basketball to a seven-overtime college football game. He is a graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism with a double major in history .