Colorado fined over fans' anti-Mormon chants

The Big 12 Conference has fined Colorado $50,000 and publically reprimanded the schoolhouse aft a derogatory chant from Buffaloes fans targeted The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints during Saturday's shot crippled against BYU.

"Hateful and discriminatory connection has nary location successful the Big 12 Conference," league commissioner Brett Yormark said Tuesday successful a statement. "While we admit Colorado apologizing for the chants that occurred successful the stands during Saturday's game, the Big 12 maintains zero tolerance for specified behavior."

The chants of "F--- the Mormons" were heard from the pupil conception during BYU's 24-21 triumph successful Boulder.

Colorado manager Deion Sanders apologized connected behalf of the diversion section during his property league Tuesday.

"That's not indicative of who we are," Sanders said. "Our pupil body, our kids are phenomenal. So don't indict america conscionable based connected a radical of young kids that astir apt was intoxicated and precocious simultaneously.

"Maybe I shouldn't person said that arsenic well, but the information is going to marque you free. But BYU, we emotion you. We admit you and we enactment you."

Colorado chancellor Justin Schwartz and diversion manager Rick George issued a associated connection condemning the behavior, calling it "deeply disappointing" and inconsistent with the university's values of respect and inclusion. They said those liable would beryllium held accountable nether CU's instrumentality codification of conduct.

BYU besides released a little connection Monday nigh connected societal media: "We denounce each forms of spiritual favoritism & admit @CUBoulder's illustration successful rooting retired these inappropriate actions. We invitation each to showcase their fandom with enthusiasm & respect."

Saturday's crippled marked the archetypal Big 12 gathering betwixt Colorado and BYU since the Buffaloes rejoined the league past season. They besides played successful past year's Alamo Bowl, which BYU won 36-14.