A male LSU cheerleader is under fire on social media after appearing to put hands on an opposing player.
LSU pulled off an upset over Ole Miss on Saturday, but some bad blood was left on the field during the game.
LSU defeated Ole Miss on Saturday to move to 5-1 on the season[/caption]
Late in the game, LSU player Mason Taylor found an opening in the Ole Miss defense and scored a game-winning touchdown.
As he fought for the end zone, Ole Miss defender Trey Washington attempted to push him out of bounds before he crossed the goal line.
Taylor did get in the end zone though, and one of the cheerleaders on the sideline appeared unhappy with the defender after the play.
TV cameras captured the moment when the male cheerleader shoved Washington in the back and taunted him as LSU celebrated.
The Ole Miss player paid no attention to the cheerleader, but fans got a good look at the incident.
College football viewers had mixed opinions about the incident and shared their thoughts on social media.
“Cheerleader assault!!!” one fan said.
“Officials missed a late hit on that Ole Miss defender by the LSU cheerleader,” another fan said.
“Get that man at linebacker. Text book tackle,” a third fan said.
“The most unhinged school in the nation!” a fourth fan said.
“So is that LSU guy cheerleader going to be allowed to push the Ole Miss DB like that out of bounds? Dude doesn’t deserve to be allowed on the sidelines for the year for that,” a fifth fan said.
LSU ended up getting the win over Ole Miss after the sideline scuffle, giving them a 5-1 record on the season and propelling them up to No. 8 in the rankings.
Ole Miss fell to 5-2 and dropped to No. 18 in the college football rankings.
While it was a good game on the field, a lot of attention was turned to some of the fans in the crowd.
Cheering on the LSU Tigers was famous gymnast Olivia Dunne and her MLB boyfriend Paul Skenes.
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- Texas (6-0)
- Oregon (6-0)
- Penn State (6-0)
- Ohio State (5-1)
- Georgia (5-1)
- Miami (6-0)
- Alabama (5-1)
- LSU (5-1)
- Iowa State (6-0)
- Clemson (5-1)
- Tennessee (5-1)
- Notre Dame (5-1)
- BYU (6-0)
- Texas A&M (5-1)
- Boise State (5-1)
- Indiana (6-0)
- Kansas State (5-1)
- Ole Miss (5-2)
- Missouri (5-1)
- Pittsburgh (6-0)
- SMU (5-1)
- Illinois (5-1)
- Army (6-0)
- Michigan (4-2)
- Navy (5-0)
Skenes got a massive ovation from the crowd at the game, as he is known for helping the school win the College World Series.
He is also the favorite to win MLB Rookie of the Year after a stellar first season in the big leagues.
Skenes pitched in 23 games, securing an 11-3 record alongside a 1.96 ERA.
He was named the starter of the All Star game in his rookie season, and notched an impressive 170 strikeouts in 133 innings pitched.
Skenes will likely also finish as a top candidate for the Cy Young award alongside Rookie of the Year.
