An 18-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly throwing a water bottle onto the field at Rice-Eccles Stadium and hitting a member of the BYU cheerleading team. University of Utah Police said they arrested the man on suspicion of assault Tuesday. So far, there have been no formal charges filed.

An 18-year-old was arrested after reportedly throwing a water bottle onto the field during the BYU-Utah game on Nov. 9.

University of Utah police announced they have arrested and charged 18-year-old William Gardner on “a charge of assault, a Class A misdemeanor.” Gardner, who is not a University of Utah student, is charged with “throwing a water bottle onto the field at Rice-Eccles Stadium that struck a member of the BYU cheerleading team during the Utah-BYU football game Nov.

Court documents have been released about the man accused of throwing a water bottle at the BYU cheer coach. The incident happened after BYU won the "Holy War" game against the University of Utah on Saturday,

The University of Utah police department arrested an 18-year-old individual Tuesday after a member of BYU's travel party alleged she was hit with a water bottle during the Cougars' rivalry tilt at Rice-Eccles Stadium over the weekend.