SEC fines Texas $250K, needs ban for followers who threw trash on area after controversial name in loss to Georgia

The SEC fined Texas $250,000 and would require the college to determine and punish followers concerned with Saturday’s chaotic scene with particles thrown onto the sphere throughout Georgia’s 30-15 win in Austin. Seemingly upset by a controversial penalty in opposition to Texas, Longhorn followers at Darrell Ok Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium started to throw bottles and different trash onto the sphere and the sport needed to be stopped. 

The SEC is mandating Texas is “to make use of all accessible sources, together with safety, stadium and tv video, to determine people who threw objects onto the taking part in area.” The SEC then requires that these followers discovered at fault shall be prohibited from attending Texas athletics occasions for the remainder of the 2024-25 tutorial yr, and that the varsity bear a evaluation of its alcohol availability insurance policies. 

The convention additionally provided a reminder to the varsity that it will probably droop Texas’ alcohol privileges underneath the league’s bylaws, however is selecting not to take action right now. 

“The throwing of particles and ensuing interruption of play that occurred Saturday evening can’t be a part of any SEC occasion,” SEC commissioner Greg Sankey mentioned in an announcement. “The SEC is assigned duty by its membership to implement its sportsmanship and recreation administration insurance policies and these actions are in line with that oversight duty, together with the monetary penalty and mandated critiques.”

Georgia coach Kirby Sensible mentioned after the sport that the entire scenario set a harmful precedent, since in the course of the stoppage to clear the particles the officers met and overturned the cross interference penalty in favor of the Longhorns. 

“Now we have set a precedent that should you throw a bunch of stuff on the sphere and endanger athletes that you’ve an opportunity to get your name reversed,” Sensible mentioned. “And that is unlucky as a result of, to me, that is harmful. That is not what we would like.”

Texas provided an official apology co-signed by the system board, the college president and the athletics director, noting that such conduct “won’t be tolerated.” 

“Whereas we deeply admire the eagerness and loyalty of our fan base at The College of Texas at Austin, we don’t condone the unsportsmanlike conduct that was exhibited by some people throwing objects onto the sphere throughout final evening’s recreation and sincerely apologize to the College of Georgia gamers, coaches, and followers, in addition to the Southeastern Convention and officiating crew,” the assertion learn. 

Texas fails to fulfill the second in disappointing loss to Georgia, however do not depend the Longhorns out simply but

Dennis Dodd