Georgia Tech issues apology to fans who were allegedly ejected from home game for standing and cheering

Georgia Tech apologised to two fans who were ejected from a home football game after standing and cheering, saying stadium procedures for handling complaints had been misapplied. The incident drew widespread attention after video circulated online, prompting the university’s athletics department to contact the fans and acknowledge their poor experience.

The ejections took place during Saturday’s 44-17 defeat by Louisville, Georgia Tech’s fourth consecutive loss. In the video, an officer says the fans had been asked to sit down; the person filming said they were university alumni. They appeared to be seated in the last row of their section, with no one directly behind them whose view could be blocked. Georgia Tech had a 2-7 record at the time.