OMAHA, Nebraska — Saturday was a big day for Texas A&M back at home and on the road.
That evening, Kyle Field hosted George Strait alongside Catie Offerman and Parker McCollum as his opening acts in his only concert of the year in the Lone Star State. The concert would go on to break both the record for most-attended ticketed concert in the United States, but also Kyle Field's event history.
Previously, the most-attended ticketed concert record was held by a 1977 Grateful Dead show in New Jersey, which drew over 107,000, according to Billboard and Audacy. Additionally, prior to Saturday's event, Kyle Field's largest crowd was Texas A&M's 2014 matchup against Ole Miss, which drew 110,663 attendees.
Strait announced during the concert that the attendance was 110,905.
Outside of College Station, in Omaha, Nebraska, the Aggie baseball team was sitting through an extended weather delay, which saw the game start over four hours after the game was scheduled to start.
However, into the first inning after the Aggies had taken a 1-0 lead, play had to be temporarily stopped while security dealt with two fans in Texas A&M gear that were heckling the Florida dugout.
While banter in competition is a natural part of a competitive environment, these attendees were taking trash talk a bit too far, allegedly taunting Florida coach Kevin O'Sullivan over him being a person close to a double-murder and suicide case where one of the two slain boys had served as a Gators batboy.
Although the two were ejected, videos of them being escorted out of the stadium went viral online, one of which was from the Omaha Police Officers Association.
"Heckling an opposing baseball team about the tragic death of their batboy is beyond unacceptable," the post said. "Glad our officers and security threw this duo out of Charles Schwab Field. You’re no longer welcome in this city and should be banned for life from future College World Series."
Comments about the duo's behavior poured in from fans and others online, with many Texas A&M fans decrying the words and actions of the two that were ejected.
"As an Aggie. Absolutely disgusted at their behavior," one person said on X, formerly Twitter.
"Gator here. I was in Aggieland in 2022. Before, during, and after the game, Texas A&M fans were nothing but welcoming and hospitable," one person said on Facebook. "Even as Florida took command and poured it on late, your fans were nothing but gracious and kind. I most definitely do not hold this against the whole fanbase."
"I have a hard time believing these are *true* Texas A&M Aggie fans. The Aggies I know would never do something like this," another person said on X.
Even head baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle issued an apology after the game, which ended after 1 a.m. on Sunday in a 3-2 victory for A&M, by opening his press conference by saying the two aren't representative of the university's core values and the people of Texas A&M.
"I wanna apologize on behalf of Texas A&M for whatever the heck went on over there in that dugout," Schlossnagle said after wishing everyone a happy Father's Day. "Whoever those two guys are, they don't represent what Texas A&M's all about, and whoever they are, just don't come back. Let's not let those guys back in the ballpark."
Head coach Jim Schlossnagle's full press conference following the game can be found below.
Barring no additional weather delays that would case the game to be pushed back like on Saturday, Texas A&M is set to play Kentucky starting at 6 p.m. for a spot in the semifinals.
The loser of that match will play the Gators Tuesday night.
