Georgia-Texas game stopped briefly after fans throw trash, bottles on field

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas fans experienced a swing in emotions in the third quarter of the game against Georgia after Carson Beck threw an interception, with Longhorns defensive back Jahdae Barron returning it inside the Georgia 9-yard line.

The play was negated by a pass interference call, which gave a first down to Georgia. The officials announced the penalty and the Georgia offense took the field.

Texas fans showed their displeasure at the call by throwing trash onto the field.

As the trash was being cleaned up, the play ended up being overturned by the officials, saying there was no defensive pass interference. Georgia coach Kirby Smart was visibly upset by the officials’ reversal.

Texas then took the short field and turned it into a touchdown, shrinking the deficit to 23-15 on a 17-yard touchdown pass by Quinn Ewers.

This was called pass interference to wipe out a huge Texas interception pic.twitter.com/5aiCVhtGLf
— Bad Sports Refs (@BadSportsRefs) October 20, 2024

After the pass interference call on Jahdae Barron, trash is being thrown on the field from the student section#HookEm | #Texas pic.twitter.com/FZCaW1Avno
— Cory Mose (@Cory_Mose) October 20, 2024

Woo. Finger-wagging Kirby Smart was pissed after the PI reversal. pic.twitter.com/fhcyh1ve8M
— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) October 20, 2024

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