After Arizona State football was fined $50,000 for rushing the field against Texas Tech last week, athletic director Graham Rossini emphasized how safety must be a top priority if fans rush the field again.
“We’re always mindful of the scenario where if we’re playing a Top-10 team and there’s a chance our fans could be rushing the field and we’re supportive of that,” Rossini said on Arizona Sports’ Burns & Gambo on Thursday.
“Those are core memories. They’re incredible moments for our students to be a part of. We love the fact that our fans love to celebrate the team and we got to make sure it’s a safe and responsible environment.”
Field rushes can be “core memories” for students and fans, ASU athletic director Graham Rossini told @BurnsAndGambo.
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Rossini said the dynamic behind the fine for Saturday’s game was fans wanting to get into the face of Texas Tech players, which he strongly opposes.
“That’s not who we are and not how we want to operate,” Rossini said.
The scenario is a familiar one for ASU football, who experienced two games last season where fans rushed the field after a victory, including the upset win against BYU last season where fans rushed the field twice. ASU was fined $25,000 following the incident.
Rossini said the program is prepared to handle these situations and it will be important to make sure everyone gets off the field safely if fans rush the field again.
“I think the most important thing moving forward is we’re gonna have these moments again and we want to build that in our plan and make sure we can execute safe exits for the visiting teams and celebrate us,” Rossini said.
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Rossini added on Thursday that safety has to be a priority all around the field in these scenarios, especially after a video on socials showed goalposts going down awkwardly following the conclusion of the game last week.
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Rossini said the Texas Tech game was the first one with new hydraulic goalposts that the program put in place. He added a big reason behind the new goalposts was to have the ability to get them back up quickly if needed.
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Rossini added that ASU is making it a priority to make sure the goalposts go down more safely the next time fans rush the field after a game.
“We’re on it and I don’t think that situation will happen again,” Rossini. “If you watch the video, we had a ton of staff there just for the redundant coverage and making sure we weren’t putting ourselves in harms way there. Learning lesson from last week and we will turn the page and get ready for Houston.”
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