Colorado Hit With $50,000 Fine After Anti-LDS Chants

By Spencer Kristensen | KDVR Fox31

DENVER (KDVR) — The University of Colorado Boulder was fined by the Big 12 Division on Tuesday after reports surfaced of inappropriate chants by CU students during the football game against BYU at Folsom Field on Saturday.

CU faces a public reprimand and $50,000 fine.

“In accordance with the Big 12 Conference Principles and Standards of Sportsmanship, the Conference has issued the University of Colorado a public reprimand and $50,000 fine for the inappropriate chants that occurred during Saturday’s football game against BYU.”

Alongside the announcement of the fine, the Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark made a statement:

“Hateful and discriminatory language has no home in the Big 12 Conference. While we appreciate Colorado apologizing for the chants that occurred in the stands during Saturday’s game, the Big 12 maintains zero tolerance for such behavior. Colorado will receive a $50,000 fine in accordance with our Conference policies,” said Yormark.

CU’s Athletic Director Rick George responded to the fine in a press release on Tuesday:

“CU Athletics was notified by the Big 12 Conference of its decision to issue a fine to the University of Colorado for the actions of some CU fans at last Saturday’s game. We respect the conference’s decision, and we take responsibility for the behavior exhibited at the game. On behalf of our athletic department and the university, I want to apologize to BYU and the entire Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints community. Chancellor Schwartz and I also apologized personally to our counterparts at BYU on Saturday night and again on Sunday.       

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