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BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (October 6, 2024) – The Southeastern Conference announced today that Vanderbilt University and the University of Arkansas will be fined for violations of the league’s access to competition area policy due to fans entering the field following its football games on October 5.

Vanderbilt was in violation of the policy following its game against the University of Alabama and will incur a fine of $100,000 for a first offense under the league’s current access to competition area policy that was revised at the SEC Spring Meetings in 2023.

Arkansas was in violation of the policy following its game against the University of Tennessee and will incur a fine of $250,000 for a second offense under the policy.

For Conference contests, fines are paid to the opposing institution.

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 Conference members in 2004 and financial penalties were increased by action taken by the membership in 2015 and again in 2023.

(Release via SEC Sports)
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