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The SEC is continuing its crackdown on field storming.
SEC commissioner Greg Sankey announced on Thursday that the league is increasing its fines for field and court storming in 2025-26. Previously the league used an escalating model where the first field storming resulted in a $100,000 fine. A second offense equaled a fine of $250,000 and a third offense triggered a fine of $500,000.
Moving forward, however, all field and court stormings will create a fine of $500,000 for the offending program.
The increase in penalties comes after a year in which the fines appeared to do little to quell field stormings across the SEC. Memorably, Vanderbilt, Tennessee and Oklahoma fans each stormed the field after beating Alabama last fall. Missouri basketball was also fined after storming the court after a win over then-No. 1 Kansas.
The SEC is stepping up its enforcement as concerns continue to be raised regarding player and fan safety during court and field stormings. There’s even an ongoing lawsuit against Alabama player Dre Kirkpatrick over an incident that allegedly occurred during Oklahoma’s field storm against the Crimson Tide last fall.
For SEC games, the money that a program is fined will go to the opposing team involved in the game. For nonconference games, Sankey said the proceeds from fines goes to the SEC scholarship fund.
Spenser is a news editor for Saturday Down South and covers college football across all Saturday Football brands.
