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Vanderbilt football fans stormed the field on Saturday to celebrate a major victory over No. 2 Alabama, knowing it could come at a cost.
On Sunday, the Southeastern Conference announced it was fining Vanderbilt $100,000 for storming the field. Arkansas, which defeated No. 4 Tennessee, was fined $250,000 for a second offense. Even with the steep fine, it’ll be worth it for the Commodores’ fateful. The win was the first over Alabama since 1984 and the first win in 61 games over a team ranked in the top five of the Associated Press Poll.
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In a news release on Sunday, the conference announced that the fine for the Commodores and Razorbacks comes under the league’s current access to competition area policy, revised at the SEC Spring Meetings in 2023. Fines are paid to the opposing institution for conference games. So Vanderbilt will pay Alabama $100,000 for the upset victory.
This was Arkansas’ second offense since the new agreement was put in place, as the Razorbacks also rushed the court when the men’s basketball team beat Duke on Nov. 29, 2023. That storming incurred a $100,000 fine.
“The policy states that ‘institutions shall limit access to competition areas to participating student-athletes, coaches, officials, support personnel and properly credentialed or authorized individuals at all times. For the safety of participants and spectators alike, at no time before, during or after a contest may spectators enter the competition area.’
“Financial penalties are imposed for violations in all sports sponsored by the Conference. Institutional penalties range from $100,000 for a first offense, $250,000 for a second offense and $500,000 for a third and subsequent offenses.
“The policy was originally adopted by a vote of…
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Author : The Tennessean
Publish date : 2024-10-06 21:33:12
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