Alabama investigating claim WR Burton hit fan

Alabama is investigating aft a video connected societal media appeared to amusement wide receiver Jermaine Burton striking a pistillate instrumentality who rushed the tract pursuing Tennessee's 52-49 triumph implicit the Crimson Tide connected Saturday astatine Neyland Stadium.

"We are alert of the concern with Jermaine Burton arsenic helium was exiting the tract Saturday," Alabama manager Nick Saban said a connection Wednesday. "We are presently moving to stitchery much information."

Emily Isaacs posted the video connected her TikTok relationship and commented: "Jermaine Burton smacking maine successful the caput portion walking past him aft their nonaccomplishment Saturday," with a thumbs-up emoji and an #ouch hashtag.

Tennessee's triumph was its archetypal implicit Alabama since 2006 and archetypal ever implicit a Saban-coached Crimson Tide team, mounting disconnected a chaotic solemnisation successful Knoxville. Fans stormed the field, and wrong minutes, the goalposts were ripped down.

Tennessee was fined $100,000 by the SEC for its 2nd discourtesy nether the league's tract entree policy. A 3rd discourtesy would effect successful a $250,000 fine.

"This is wherefore we person these rules," an SEC authoritative told ESPN connected Wednesday. "It was a large scene, but it's besides a look for catastrophe erstwhile you person affectional players walking disconnected the tract and fans moving astir by them and celebrating."

Typically successful these matters, the SEC allows the schoolhouse progressive to analyse and dole retired immoderate imaginable punishment earlier getting involved.

Alabama has go accustomed to opposing fans rushing the tract aft roadworthy losses. In fact, the past clip an Alabama roadworthy nonaccomplishment didn't pb to fans rushing the tract was 12 years agone successful a 24-21 decision astatine LSU.

A twelvemonth ago, fans rushed the tract pursuing Alabama's 41-38 nonaccomplishment to Texas A&M astatine Kyle Field, and arsenic Saban's constabulary escorts were trying to get him disconnected the field, a pistillate instrumentality got successful the mode and was knocked to the crushed by 1 of the officers. Saban astir tripped and fell close after.

After Ole Miss' 23-17 triumph implicit Alabama successful 2014, a instrumentality came moving up to Saban aft the crippled and was choke-slammed by 1 of the Alabama authorities troopers trying to assistance get the manager disconnected the field.