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Texas Tech University will no longer permit fans to throw tortillas at home football games.

The decision follows a Big 12 Conference warning of a $100,000 fine for objects thrown on the field.

Fans caught throwing tortillas will be ejected and may lose their ticket-purchasing privileges.

The tradition's origin is debated but has been a part of Texas Tech fan culture since the early 1990s.

Texas Tech football fans will no longer be allowed to throw tortillas during the opening kickoff at home games inside Jones AT&T Stadium.

Athletic director Kirby Hocutt and head football coach Joey McGuire announced the decision Monday during McGuire’s weekly press conference. The change follows a Big 12 Conference memo issued last week warning schools they could face a $100,000

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