AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas will be assessed a financial penalty and must meet specific requirements set forth by the Commissioner following an interruption of its game against the University of Georgia where fans threw trash onto the field, the Southeastern Conference announced on Sunday.
The SEC said that Texas will be assessed a financial penalty of $250,000 along with the following requirements:
- 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 Texas 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.
- 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.
The Conference is not suspending alcohol sales privileges for the University of Texas at this time but said it reserves the right to do so if the above requirements are not met.
SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey said that the throwing of debris and resulting interruption that took place on Saturday night cannot be part of any SEC event…