What circumstances led to some Auburn fans feeling less than thrilled with the university following this morning's incident at Neville Arena?
Saturday morning was supposed to be a time of excitement and anticipation for Auburn basketball fans, with ESPN’s College GameDay coming to campus ahead No. 1 Auburn’s showdown with No. 6 Tennessee.
Due to anticipated extreme temperatures overnight Thursday and Friday, camping WILL NOT be permitted in advance of any of this weekend’s events.When the line was opened, multiple people at the scene reported fans being trampled and rushing toward the front of the line, causing injuries to people in the area.
“I ended up being towards the front of the line to nearly the very back just because I refused to just step over these injured students like everyone else was doing,” Smith said. It happened after she said, “everyone started stampeding and full-on sprinting, and I got tripped and fell flat on my face.”
All students in line in advance of this morning’s live broadcast – including students who walked up after the initial line was cleared – were admitted to the arena and provided with a wristband for entry to tonight’s game.
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