Colorado State apologizes to BYU for derogatory chants as 11th-ranked Cougars beat Rams 41-23

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Colorado State issued an apology to BYU on Saturday night for derogatory chants aimed at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints coming from the stands.

The school said that “mocking anyone’s faith has no place at CSU.” BYU is the flagship school for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, widely known as the Mormon church.

“It runs counter to our community’s values and to who we are. BYU’s players, coaches and fans deserved better," the school said in a statement issued late in the fourth quarter as the 11th-ranked Cougars beat the Rams 41-23. “We are addressing this with our students.”

Last season, Colorado was issued a $50,000 fine for expletives and religious slurs directed at Mormons when BYU beat Colorado at Folsom Field. Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark condemned the chants at the time in a statement announcing the penalty.

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