Big 12 fines CU, issues public reprimand after inappropriate chants against BYU

The Big 12 Conference announced on Tuesday that it was fining the University of Colorado $50,000 and issuing a public reprimand following the inappropriate chants that came from the Folsom Field crowd — mainly the student section — in CU’s 24-21 loss against BYU on Saturday.

“Hateful and discriminatory language has no home in the Big 12 Conference. While we appreciate Colorado apologizing for the chants that occurred in the stands during Saturday’s game, the Big 12 maintains zero tolerance for such behavior. Colorado will receive a $50,000 fine in accordance with our Conference policies,” Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark said in a statement.

There were multiple different instances throughout the night in which anti-Mormon chants rang out from the Folsom Field crowd throughout the game. BYU is an official part of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and a majority of the student body consists of students who identify as a member of the Mormon Church.

Both the University of Colorado and head coach Deion Sanders issues apologies following the incident.

The University of Colorado Boulder strongly condemns the use of expletives and religious slurs by individuals in the stands during the recent football game against BYU. (1/7)

— CU Boulder 🦬 (@CUBoulder) September 29, 2025

“On behalf of CU, on behalf of our athletic department, we would like to apologize to our opponents from a week ago for whatever derogatory statements were made by our fans, that’s not indicative of who we are. Our student body, our kids are phenomenal, so don’t indict us just based on a group of young kids that probably was intoxicated and high simultaneously. Maybe I shouldn’t have said that as well, but the truth will make you free. But BYU, we love you, we appreciate you, and we support you. God bless you,” Sanders said at his weekly media availability on Tuesday.

CU’s next home football game is set for Oct. 11 when the Iowa State Cyclones come to town. Kickoff for that game will be at 1:30 p.m. MDT. For fans attending the game, CU’s Fan Code of Conduct can be found here.

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