Bomb threat at SEC stadium prompts evacuation, halts football practice
A scary situation is developing in College Station, Texas.
Normal routine at Texas A&M University was halted Thursday when the school announced there had been a bomb threat at Kyle Field, the program’s historical football stadium.
The university’s alert system went into effect around 2:30 p.m. EST.
Bomb threat received for Kyle Field. Evacuations are underway as a precaution. All others are asked to avoid the area.https://t.co/TJ0m2KnQ7G
— CodeMaroon @ TAMU (@TAMUCodeMaroon) October 13, 2022
The Aggies were slated to take the field to practice at 2 p.m. CT before the threat was alerted.
A reporter for The Eagle, Travis Brown, shared photos of the scene.
A&M football team was scheduled to practice around 2 today. Facilities weee evacuated around 1:30. https://t.co/vvDbCNmU70
— 𝕋𝕣𝕒𝕧𝕚𝕤 𝕃. 𝔹𝕣𝕠𝕨𝕟 (@Travis_L_Brown) October 13, 2022
Hopefully the situation doesn’t take a turn for the worse.
On the gridiron , the Aggies are 3-3 with a trip to South Carolina to take on the Gamecocks scheduled for Week 8 after their Week 7 bye week.