AUSTIN, Texas — An investigation by the University of Texas into the bottle-throwing incident that disrupted the Longhorns’ home football game against Georgia on Oct. 19 — and drew a harsh rebuke and fine from the Southeastern Conference — resulted in no one being caught or punished.
In a report sent to the SEC last month, Texas officials said a video review did not identify any of the culprits. The same teams meet again in the SEC championship game Saturday afternoon at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium, with the Longhorns (11-1) currently second in the College Football Playoff rankings and the Bulldogs (10-2) fifth.
Their first meeting of the season, a 30-15 Georgia win in Austin, produced one of the most chaotic and controversial scenes of the 2024 season. Longhorns fans upset about a penalty for pass interference against the Texas defense pelted the field with debris and briefly led to the game being stopped in the third quarter, with on-field officials huddling up and reversing the call amid the uproar.
The incident drew a $250,000 fine from the SEC, which threatened to ban alcohol sales at future games. The SEC also ordered the school to find those responsible and ban them from all athletic events the rest of the school year.
In a Nov. 7 report to SEC commissioner Greg Sankey, Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte said the school “reviewed all available video and other sources of information” to try to find the disruptive fans.