“We are aware of the situation with Jermaine Burton as he was exiting the field Saturday,” read a statement from Nick Saban released through UA media relations Wednesday. “We are currently working to gather more information.”
NEW!The Alabama football program is looking into an incident from the Tennessee game after a viral video appears to show a Crimson Tide receiver strike a fan.
The video involves Jermaine Burton as he walked to the locker room amid the chaos of the 52-49 Tennessee win. He appears to strike a fan who walks through his path as the Tennessee student section emptied onto the Neyland Stadium turf. The video posted on TikTok by the user @emilyisaacs came with a caption explaining the choppy footage.
“Jermaine Burton smacking me in the head while walking past him after their loss Saturday,” the caption read.The Alabama locker room tunnel is located in the same end zone as the Tennessee student section.for violating the SEC’s rule prohibiting fans from entering the playing field after a game.“Well I think it’s a difficult situation for the league,” Saban said. “It’s a difficult situation for all of us that are in this situation.
Saban said he made it to the Alabama locker room unharmed after leaving Texas A&M with three bruises last October in a field storming.Michael Casagrande is a reporter for the Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter
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