Missouri Will Not Allow Fans To Rush The Field This Season

Missouri President Mun Y. Choi and Athletic Director Laird Veatch sent a letter to fans on Tuesday to announce that they will no longer allow fans to rush the field at Memorial Stadium.

The letter said they will use cameras to identify anyone who rushes the field, and the offenders "may be trespassed from campus, fined, suspended, or expelled."

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Dear Tigers,

As we get ready to embark on another thrilling year of Mizzou Football, we wanted to highlight a very important topic: field rushes and fines.

Beginning with the 2025 season, Mizzou students and fans will no longer rush the field. We expect to win each game that we play. We can celebrate in the stands with our fellow fans, we can celebrate outside the venues, and we can share memories for years to come. But we all need to stay off the field after games.

To put it simply, entering the field after a game is dangerous for players, coaches and spectators – and it’s also costly.

If we rush the field, we will be fined $500,000 by the SEC, and that money goes directly to our opponent.In this era of revenue sharing, we cannot afford – literally or figuratively – to give our opponents a large sum of money.

We understand that the excitement of victory can make it tempting to rush the field, but protecting our team, our fans, and our University requires all of us to do our part. Should a field incursion occur, we will be using cameras in the stadium to record and identify perpetrators. Perpetrators will be held to account. They may be trespassed from campus, fined, suspended or expelled.

Together, we can build an atmosphere of passion and pride that doesn’t put anyone at risk or give away what we have earned.

We’re looking forward to a great season of Mizzou Football. Let’s celebrate loudly, proudly, and together – in the stands.

M-I-Z!

Mun Y. Choi, PhD

President

Laird Veatch

Director of Athetics

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Good luck.