Michigan said a staffer should not have confronted Washington fans during the Wolverines’ loss to the Huskies on Saturday.
In a video that’s been widely shared on social media, Michigan director of high school relations Chris Bryant went up to the stands on the Michigan sidelined and told fans to “chill the f*** out before you get f***** up.” The video below contains profanity.
In a statement to the Detroit News on Tuesday night, Michigan called the interaction “disappointing” and “unfortunate” and said the Washington fans that Bryant confronted had been using harassing language.
“We became aware of an interaction between Washington fans who were harassing our players by using over the top and offensive language,” the school said. “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 the emotional manner with which he did at that time. This is disappointing …