If you don’t remember the recent Tortilla tradition gone wrong at Texas Tech, then you need to up your college football game knowledge. A jolly-spirited tradition nearly turned fatal when one of Lance Leipold’s staff members was nearly hit with a knife, as the Jayhawks HC claimed. A heated exchange between Lance and McGuire followed. “You want me to do something (expletive) about it?” McGuire yelled at the Kansas HC.

But underneath the heated exchange, there burned a concern for safety and roster penalties. Red Raider fans’ defiance to follow the latest policy, which did not permit throwing tortillas after the kickoff ceremony. But Lance’s criticism of the conference and the Red Raiders’ blatant disregard for the rule proved costly. Both programs have been fined $25,000.

“Tech’s fine is for repeated instances of objects being thrown onto the playing surface,” the statement read. “While Kansas has been fined for disparaging comments about the conference and a member institution, and an inaccurate statement regarding a pocketknife by head coach Lance Leipold.”

Lance had said that the conference officials failed to stop the fans from throwing the objects. “It’s supposed to be for safety and things like that, and it’s a culture that’s been accepted to a point and hasn’t changed,” Leipold said about the Big 12’s rule against fans throwing objects on the field and Tech fans’ tradition of throwing tortillas. “Eventually somebody’s going to be seriously hurt, unfortunately.”

The official statement further stated. “Coach Leipold’s comments questioned the integrity and professionalism of both the conference and a member institution. Both actions warranted a financial penalty. The Big 12 Conference prioritizes integrity and will have no further comment on the matter.”