{"id":879542,"date":"2026-10-12T10:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T10:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/879542\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T10:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T10:00:09","slug":"alabama-fan-smacks-georgia-player-on-helmet-in-stunning-scene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/879542\/","title":{"rendered":"Alabama fan smacks Georgia player on helmet in stunning scene"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As time has passed since <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/10\/10\/sports\/georgia-now-heir-apparent-to-no-1-ranking-after-besting-alabama\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Georgia\u2019s 20-17 win on Saturday night<\/a>, things have looked worse and worse for Alabama fans, who took out their frustrations on players as they left Bryant-Denny Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Not only did the Crimson Tide supporters <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/10\/11\/sports\/fans-throw-drinks-at-georgia-players-after-alabama-loss-in-wild-scene\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">throw bottles and cans at players<\/a> as they entered the tunnel, one fan, in particular, shoved the helmet of linebacker Raylen Wilson.<\/p>\n<p>In an odd scene <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ReggieChatman\/status\/2109167833133527074\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">captured by Atlanta WXIA-TV\u2019s Reggie Chatman Jr.<\/a>, the Alabama fan slapped Wilson\u2019s helmet repeatedly while yelling \u201cLet\u2019s go boy\u201d twice.<\/p>\n<p>An Alabama fan shoved Georgia\u2019s Raylen Wilson following the Bulldogs win. X @ReggieChatman<\/p>\n<p>After the fan was approached by security on the field, he yelled \u201cF\u2013k outta here\u201d twice toward the Bulldogs star.<\/p>\n<p>The Georgia captain walked away from the fan without escalating the situation.<\/p>\n<p>Chatman <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ReggieChatman\/status\/2109331079459226003\" rel=\"nofollow\">later revealed<\/a> that someone shared his video on Instagram and Wilson commented, claiming he thought the man was a Georgia fan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thought dude was a uga fan tried to dap em up,\u201d the linebacker wrote with three laughing emojis. <\/p>\n<p>It was part of a chaotic scene that included trash thrown on the field and forced Georgia coaches to demand players wore helmets as they left through the tunnel.<\/p>\n<p>Georgia linebacker Raylen Wilson gets slapped around by an Alabama fan.  X @ReggieChatman<\/p>\n<p>Frustration for Alabama boiled over after what was a controversial final drive.<\/p>\n<p>Quarterback Keelon Russell threw a deep ball intended for Rico Scott, who was hit while going for the ball, and no pass interference was called.<\/p>\n<p>On the following play, Russell was sacked, pushing Alabama out of field goal range and forcing a punt.<\/p>\n<p>As Georgia took over, the game was decided after a personal foul by Alabama\u2019s Dijon Lee Jr. on third-and-2.<\/p>\n<p>Tide coach Kalen DeBoer <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/10\/11\/sports\/alabamas-kalen-deboer-screams-at-dijon-lee-jr-for-game-costing-penalty\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">laid into the cornerback<\/a> after the final whistle.<\/p>\n<p>Wilson tallied four solo tackles and nine total.<\/p>\n<p>Alabama quarterback Keelon Russell (12) runs the ball as he is chased by Georgia linebacker Raylen Wilson (5) at Saban Field at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n<p>Georgia gave Alabama its first loss of the season and made a claim for the No. 1 ranking.<\/p>\n<p>Alabama travels to Tennessee next week, while the Bulldogs will host Auburn.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As time has passed since Georgia\u2019s 20-17 win on Saturday night, things have looked worse and worse for&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":879543,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[1603,1607,399,6341,398,396,397,99,71243],"class_list":["post-879542","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ncaa-football","tag-alabama-crimson-tide","tag-college-football","tag-football","tag-georgia-bulldogs","tag-ncaa","tag-ncaa-football","tag-ncaafootball","tag-sports","tag-sports-fans"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/879542","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=879542"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/879542\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/879543"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=879542"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=879542"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=879542"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}