PROVO – The Big 12 responded swiftly after fans in the Colorado student section were heard chanting “(expletive) BYU!” during a loss to BYU football.

The conference issued a public reprimand and fined the University of Colorado $50,000 for the inapproriate chants.

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

The fine comes one day after Colorado official apologized for and condemned the incident.

University of Colorado issues a statement condemning the religious slurs during footba

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