Back to the NCAA Newsfeed

Florida Band Director Injured in Attack After Miami Season-Opener

The marching band director for Florida was injured in an attack by a Miami fan following the team's win at the Camping World Kickoff in Orlando on Saturday, reports the Orlando Sentinel.

According to the Sentinel, band members were on their way back to the bus when a female Miami fan tried cutting though the group. Director Jay Watkins "went out to try to stop this person and when he did, somebody else grabbed him behind in a chokehold and threw him on the pavement," Gators spokesman Steve Orlando told the Sentinel.