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Alabama AD Suggests Forfeits for Storming Courts After Injury to Duke's Filipowski

Alabama athletics director Greg Bryne has seen enough when it comes to college fans rushing the field or court after a victory.

"Kids aren't going to be in the stands saying, 'Oh, I don't want to do this because the school is gonna get fined $200,000,'" Byrne said when advocating for teams to forfeit games if their fans storm the playing surface, per Matt Stahl of AL.com.

"That doesn't enter their mindset. But if they knew the game that they just had been a part of, celebrated a great win that led to that, if they knew that they were going to lose that game immediately, that would stop them.