LSU, Ole Miss hit with hefty fines from SEC

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The Southeastern Conference has levied fines against two teams following Saturday’s games.

LSU and Ole Miss have been fined by the conference for ‘spectator sportsmanship violations.’

Ole Miss fans rushed the field, not once, but twice Saturday both during and after the Rebels' game against Georgia.

Ole Miss' upset win over the Bulldogs was the highest ranked opponent the Rebels have ever beaten inside Vaught Hemingway Stadium and fans were a little too eager to celebrate, rushing the field with 16 second remaining on the game clock.

Officials were able to clear the field to allow Ole Miss to run out the clock and secure the 28-10 win. Then the fans retook the field.

Ole Miss will be fined $250,000 for the team‘s second infraction of the SEC’s current access to competition area policy. The first came when fans stormed the field after Ole Miss defeated LSU in September 2023.

Ole Miss will pay an additional $100,000 for fans coming onto the field before the game ended.

Under the SEC’s current policy, fines for fans entering the field are paid directly to the opposing team, in this case, the University of Georgia.

LSU, meanwhile, was hit Monday with a $250,000 fine for fans throwing debris onto the field during the third quarter of the Tigers' game against Alabama.

When a facemask call against LSU‘s Sai’vion Jones negated a third down sack, trash rained down onto the field from the LSU fans in attendance. Play had to be stopped while stadium personnel cleared the debris from the endzone.

The University of Texas was hit with a fine for a similar incident earlier this season when Longhorn fans littered the field with debris during their game against Georgia.

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