It wasn’t a great weekend for the Michigan Wolverines , as they suffered their second loss of the season, falling to the Washington Huskies in Saturday’s national championship rematch.
Even worse was a moment caught on video that saw Michigan staffer Chris Bryant threatening U Dub fans, warning, “You better chill the [expletive] out before you get [expletive] up.”
Now the school has reportedly issued a statement on the matter and how they plan to move forward following the incident.
“We became aware of an interaction between Washington fans who were harassing our players by using over the top and offensive language,” Michigan said , via Angelique Chengelis of The Detroit News.
“It was an unfortunate situation and should not have happened. Our staff member should have asked the stadium staff to handle the matter rather than act in an emotional manner with which he did at that time. This is disappointing and we will handle the matter internally as a program.”
Bryant is a former member of Michigan’s football team and suited up for the Wolverines from 2011-2013. He’s been a member of the program’s support staff since his playing career ended — currently serving as UM’s Director of High School Relations.
His interaction with the Washington fans almost immediately went viral in the aftermath of the game.
Michigan will try to be better in its next road test at No. 23 Illinois on Oct. 19.
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