The SEC fined Ole Miss $350,000 and LSU $250,000 for fan-related events at Saturday’s home games versus Georgia and Alabama.
Ole Miss received a $250,000 fine for a second violation of the league’s regulation barring spectators from entering the field. The school received an additional $100,000 fine after Rebels fans entered the field with 16 seconds remaining in Saturday’s victory over Georgia. The pitch was eventually cleared before another storm, which saw spectators take one of the goalposts out of Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Ole Miss’ first infraction of the SEC’s field storming policy happened after last year’s win over LSU.
Georgia will receive a $350,000 punishment, in accordance with SEC policy for breaches in conference games. If Ole Miss commits a third penalty for field or court rushing, it faces a $500,000 penalties.
LSU’s fine arises from supporters tossing bottles and other debris onto the field during Saturday night’s game versus Alabama. According to the SEC’s sportsmanship, game management, and alcohol availability laws, LSU must pay the punishment and use all film resources to identify those who threw objects at the opposing team. Those identified will be barred from attending LSU sporting events during the 2024-25 academic year.
LSU must also evaluate its game management and alcohol availability policies, as well as report to the league on its penalty plan for violators. If the standards are not completed, the SEC may eventually suspend LSU’s authority to serve alcohol at athletic events.
The penalties for LSU, which is subject to the SEC’s spectator sportsmanship rules, will benefit the league’s postgraduate scholarship program.
“LSU never, under any circumstances, condones throwing debris onto the playing field at any of its venues,” the school said in a statement. “This kind of unsportsmanlike conduct will not be tolerated, and we will take immediate steps to prevent similar incidents from occurring in the future.”
