{"id":894931,"date":"2021-10-18T17:14:34","date_gmt":"2021-10-18T21:14:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=894931"},"modified":"2021-10-18T17:14:37","modified_gmt":"2021-10-18T21:14:37","slug":"sec-fines-tennessee-250k-after-fans-litter-field-with-debris-during-ole-miss-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sec-fines-tennessee-250k-after-fans-litter-field-with-debris-during-ole-miss-game\/","title":{"rendered":"SEC Fines Tennessee $250k After Fans Litter Field With Debris During Ole Miss Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsec-fines-tennessee-250k-after-fans-litter-field-with-debris-during-ole-miss-game%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=894931&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The SEC acted quickly following the end of game delay caused by fans throwing debris on the field during the Ole Miss vs Tennessee game Saturday night in Knoxville, Tennessee.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, the SEC announced that The University of Tennessee will be fined $250,000, \u201cwhich will be deducted from the University\u2019s share of SEC revenue distribution.\u201d The SEC has also tasked the university with using all available resources to \u201cidentify individuals who threw objects on to the playing field or at the opposing team.\u201d Those that are found to have participated in the trashing of the field will not be allowed to attend Tennessee athletic events for the remainder of the 2021-2022 school year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe disruption of Saturday night\u2019s game is unacceptable and cannot be repeated on any SEC campus,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.secsports.com\/article\/32424523\/tennessee-penalized-football-game-interruption\">said<\/a> SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey. \u201cToday\u2019s actions are consistent with the oversight assigned by the membership to the SEC office, including the financial penalty and review of alcohol availability. We will use this opportunity to reemphasize to each SEC member the importance of providing a safe environment even with the intensity of competition that occurs every week. We will also reengage our membership in further review of the alcohol availability policy to consider additional measures for the sale and management of alcohol while providing the appropriate environment for collegiate competition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday night at Neyland Stadium, a small number of fans began throwing debris onto the Ole Miss side of the field after a video review did not go the Vols way.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>With 54 seconds left in the game and Ole Miss up 31-26, Tennessee tight end Jacob Warren was ruled short of the first down marker on a fourth and 24 play, handing the ball back to Ole Miss with an opportunity to ice the game. Officials went to the replay monitor to check the mark and ruled that the call on the field would stand.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Fans began pelting the Ole Miss side of the field with debris. Water bottles, beer cans, and even a container of mustard were thrown toward the field, causing a 20-minute delay to the game as security attempted to get everything under control.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Tennessee cheerleaders were forced to run for cover and Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin was hit with a golf ball.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lane Kiffin got hit by a golf ball from the stands in Knoxville<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZrNyqCPCRh\">pic.twitter.com\/ZrNyqCPCRh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sports Illustrated (@SInow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SInow\/status\/1449583981335355394?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 17, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was an emotionally charged game from kickoff,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The SEC acted quickly following the end of game delay caused by fans throwing debris on the field during the Ole Miss vs Tennessee game Saturday night in Knoxville, Tennessee.\u00a0\u00a0On Monday, the SEC announced that The University of Tennessee will be fined $250,000, \u201cwhich will be deducted from the University\u2019s share of SEC revenue distribution.\u201d The SEC has also tasked the university with using all available resources to \u201cidentify individuals who threw objects on to the playing field or at the opposing team.\u201d Those that are found to have participated in the trashing of the field will not be allowed to attend Tennessee athletic events for the remainder of the 2021-2022 school year.\u00a0\u201cThe disruption of Saturday night\u2019s game is unacceptable and cannot be repeated on any SEC campus,\u201d said SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey. \u201cToday\u2019s actions are consistent with the oversight assigned by the membership to the SEC office, including the financial penalty and review of alcohol availability. We will use this opportunity to reemphasize to each SEC member the importance of providing a safe environment even with the intensity of competition that occurs every week. We will also reengage our membership in further review of the alcohol availability policy to consider additional measures for the sale and management of alcohol while providing the appropriate environment for collegiate competition.\u201dOn Saturday night at Neyland Stadium, a small number of fans began throwing debris onto the Ole Miss side of the field after a video review did not go the Vols way.\u00a0With 54 seconds left in the game and Ole Miss up 31-26, Tennessee tight end Jacob Warren was ruled short of the first down marker on a fourth and 24 play, handing the ball back to Ole Miss with an opportunity to ice the game. Officials went to the replay monitor to check the mark and ruled that the call on the field would stand.\u00a0Fans began pelting the Ole Miss side of the field with debris. Water bottles, beer cans, and even a container of mustard were thrown toward the field, causing a 20-minute delay to the game as security attempted to get everything under control.\u00a0The Tennessee cheerleaders were forced to run for cover and Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin was hit with a golf ball.\u00a0Lane Kiffin got hit by a golf ball from the stands in Knoxvillepic.twitter.com\/ZrNyqCPCRh\u2014 Sports Illustrated (@SInow) October 17, 2021It was an emotionally charged game from kickoff, with the Vols losing out on seven points in the first quarter on a questionable call from the officials. Ole Miss quarterback Matt Corral fumbled at midfield, which was returned for a touchdown by the Tennessee defense. Though no whistles were blown during the play, Corral\u2019s progress was ruled to be stopped, negating what was viewed as a Tennessee touchdown in Neyland.\u00a0It was just one of the many points of the game that enraged Tennessee fans in Kiffin\u2019s first game at Neyland Stadium as head coach since departing Tennessee after the 2009 season.\u00a0Throughout the game, Kiffin\u2019s defense repeatedly fell to the ground with injuries when the Vols would begin moving the ball on offense. Kiffin also called three consecutive timeouts in an attempt to ice Tennessee kicker Chase McGrath\u2019s field goal attempt at the end of the first half.\u00a0\u00a0Following the game, UT chancellor Donde Plowman took to Twitter to express her disgust at the fan behavior.\u00a0\u201cI am astonished and sickened by the behavior of some Vol fans at the end of tonight\u2019s game,\u201d Plowman said. \u201cGood sportsmanship must be part of who we are as Volunteers. Behavior that puts student-athletes, visitors and other fans at risk is not something we will tolerate.\u201d\u201cI will be calling Chancellor Boyce in the morning to offer my personal apology on behalf of the University of Tennessee and discuss what we can do to make this right. Neyland Stadium has always been a place for families, and we will keep it that way.\u201dTennessee\u2019s next home game is 11\/13 against No. 1 ranked Georgia. Joe Morgan is the Sports Reporter for The Daily Wire. Most recently, Morgan covered the Clippers, Lakers, and the NBA for Sporting News. Send your sports questions to\u00a0sports@dailywire.com.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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