Hocutt recently shared the news of the Big 12's change to the rule, telling fans that a warning would go over the PA at the stadium the first time a tortilla is thrown. The second time, it's a 15-yard penalty and $100,000 fine.

Texas Tech students throw tortillas for the opening kickoff during the first half of the game between the Texas Tech Red Raiders and the Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions at Jones AT&T Stadium on Aug. 30, 2025 in Lubbock, Texas. John E. Moore III Getty Images

Texas Tech is banning the throwing of tortillas by fans on kickoffs after the 14th-ranked Red Raiders were penalized twice and fined for objects being thrown onto the field in their most recent home game.

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