OXFORD - Ole Miss fans let their frustration spill onto the field Saturday after a pass interference call against the Rebels during Georgia’s fast start in Oxford.
Georgia had already raced to a 21-0 lead early in the second quarter when officials flagged Jaylon Braxton for pass interference on a Gunner Stockton throw intended for Craig Dandridge. Braxton appeared to turn his head and make a play on the ball, but the flag came after a small amount of hand-fighting on the play.
The reaction from the stands came quickly. After the call, fans began tossing objects, mostly trash, onto the field, forcing a delay. The game was paused for roughly six minutes while things were cleared and sorted out.
Ole Miss also flashed a message on the Vaught-Hemingway video board warning fans after the incident.
The crowd’s anger had been building before the trash started flying. On the previous drive, Ole Miss had an interception of Stockton wiped out when officials called roughing the passer on the defense. The call was viewed as questionable at best, and it came on a play where it appeared the Ole Miss defender hit Stockton just as he was releasing the ball.
Georgia then added to the frustration by scoring again before halftime, stretching the lead to 28-0.
The scene brought back memories of other college football delays caused by fan behavior. One of the most infamous came in the 2021 Tennessee-Ole Miss game, when Vols fans threw trash, golf balls and mustard bottles onto the field and delayed play for nearly 20 minutes. It also happened again in 2024 during Alabama-LSU.
Depending on how the rest of the game unfolds, the question now is whether the behavior in Oxford stops there.
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