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Vols faithful litter Neyland Stadium with thrown objects during closing moments of game against Ole Miss
By Nick Schultz
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That got ugly fast.
No. 13 Ole Miss was taking on Tennessee and the Vols were trying for a first down, which was ruled short after a review with 54 seconds left in the 4th quarter. After the call, fans took to throwing stuff on the field — including a golf ball thrown toward Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin.
The cheerleaders left the field, the band left the stands and Ole Miss left its sideline due to the items being thrown from the stands. It wasn’t a good scene. Take a look:
Lane Kiffin got a golf ball thrown at him. Madness. pic.twitter.com/5FlIxzkv33
— Connor O'Gara (@cjogara) October 17, 2021
Ole Miss has vacated their sidelines due to thrown objects. Absolutely ridiculous for a P5 program. pic.twitter.com/bTvWmlclb1
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) October 17, 2021
— no context college football (@nocontextcfb) October 17, 2021
Tennessee's cheerleaders leaving the field to avoid getting pelted with objects. pic.twitter.com/kkPoUCo3p3
— Yahoo Sports College Football (@YahooSportsCFB) October 17, 2021
There's some serious arms in the Tennessee crowd pic.twitter.com/M7cVr213E7
— CFB Gif'er (@CFBgifer) October 17, 2021
At this point, Tennessee should have to forfeit
And I’m saying this as someone holding a Vols +3 ticket
Black eye for football in Knoxville tonight pic.twitter.com/ZEKC9bRZmq
— Thor Nystrom (@thorku) October 17, 2021
Not what you want to see at a college football game.
Vols fans were understandably frustrated with the situation. Their team was down 31-26 with less than a minute to play at Rocky Top against Kiffin’s Ole Miss team. It’s all unfolding quickly, and the game entered a 20-minute delay to clean everything up and clear out parts of the stands.
Nick Schultz is a columnist and breaking news writer for Saturday Tradition. A 2020 graduate of Loyola Chicago, he covered the Ramblers' 2018 Final Four run from beginning to end and has worked at NBC Sports Chicago. Follow Nick on Twitter @NickSchultz_7.