WSU fan decks UW’s Austin Seferian-Jenkins after Apple Cup

Washington State officials will review an incident in which a Cougars fan appeared to shove Washington football star Austin Seferian-Jenkins to the ground as the crowd rushed the field after Wazzus Apple Cup upset on Friday, according to reports.

Huskies tight end Austin Seferian-Jenkins celebrates after scoring a touchdown against the Cougars in the Apple Cup on Friday in Pullman. (William Mancebo/Getty Images)

A WSU spokesperson told Christian Caple of The (Spokane) Spokesman-Review that the school is taking the issue seriously and will review the apparent incident Monday along with all of Fridays game-day operations. A WSU football spokesperson did not immediately reply to a seattlepi.com request for an update on the situation; we will update when we hear back.

Updated: A WSU spokesperson said there is nothing new to say at this time. The school still plans to review Fridays procedures as it does after every game day.

Meanwhile, a Huskies football spokesperson said UW has no comment at this time.

The apparent incident occurred Friday evening at Pullmans Martin Stadium, when fans began rushing the field to celebrate the Cougars 31-28 come-from-behind overtime victory in the Apple Cup.

In the video below, a fan can be seen amid the chaos shoving a Huskies player to the ground at about the 12-second mark. The incident occurred at the 45-yard line, at about the same level as the field numbers, in the lower-right area of the video. The Huskies player has been deemed to be Huskies star tight end Seferian-Jenkins.

CougCenter.com did some work on this incident over the weekend and created an animated .gif image that shows the WSU fan shoving ASJ to the ground. (Some media outlets are reporting the fan punched ASJ, but we just dont clearly see any fist-swinging going on, so were sticking to shoving at the moment.)

Whatever happened whether it was a punch or a shove it was a gross display of unsportsmanlike conduct and an ugly image of school spirit gone wrong. No amount of wild jubilation can excuse behavior of that kind.

Its unclear what could happen, if anything, to the WSU fan if he or she is identified.

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WSU fan decks UW’s Austin Seferian-Jenkins after Apple Cup