One school won, the other lost. Both will have lighter bank accounts.
The SEC announced on Monday that it is fining LSU and Ole Miss for actions of the home fans during their respective games in Week 11 against Alabama and Georgia.
LSU lost to Alabama, 43-13, leading to fans acting out.
That will cost the school $250,000.
Per the SEC:
Due to LSU fans throwing debris onto the field during its game versus Alabama, under the sportsmanship, game management and alcohol availability policies established by the Southeastern Conference, Louisiana State University will:
- Be assessed financial penalty of $250,000;
- Be required to use all available resources, including security, stadium and television video, to identify individuals who threw objects onto the playing field or at the opposing team. All individuals identified as having been involved in disrupting the game shall be prohibited from attending LSU Athletics events for the remainder of the 2024-25 academic and athletic year;
- Review and update its Athletics Department game management procedures and alcohol availability policies to prevent a recurrence of Saturday night’s disruption, which shall include an evaluation of agreed upon SEC Sportsmanship, Game Management and Alcohol policies to verify full compliance with existing standards, and
- Following completion of this review, the University shall provide a report to the Conference Office to summarize its efforts to identify and penalize offenders and its plan to enact policies to prevent future similar incidents while ensuring compliance with Conference standards.
As for Ole Miss, the price for celebrating on the field after the win over Georgia will be $350,000.
Ole Miss will incur a fine of $250,000 for a second offense of the league’s current access to competition area policy when fans entered the field after the Rebels’ game versus Georgia.
Ole Miss’ first offense under the current policy occurred when fans entered the field following a Rebel football victory over LSU in September 2023. In addition, Ole Miss will incur an additional fine of $100,000 due to fans entering the field prior to the end of the Georgia game.
