SEC fines LSU $100K for fans on field after Georgia win
LSU fans rush the field as LSU wins 36-16 against Georgia in an NCAA college football game in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
LSU's Greedy Williams (29) poses for a selfie as fans rush the field after the Tigers 36-16 win over Georgia in an NCAA college football in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
LSU fans rush the field after the Tigers 36-16 win over Georgia in an NCAA college football in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
LSU fans rush the field after the Tigers 36-16 win over Georgia in an NCAA college football in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
LSU's Foster Moreau (18) is surrounded as fans rush the field after the Tigers 36-16 win over Georgia in an NCAA college football in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
LSU tight end Foster Moreau, left, poses for a selfie as fans rush the field after the Tigers 36-16 win over Georgia in an NCAA college football in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
LSU fans rush the field after the Tigers 36-16 win over Georgia in an NCAA college football in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — The Southeastern Conference has fined LSU $100,000 for fans rushing the field after the fifth-ranked Tigers topped then-No. 2 Georgia 36-16 over the weekend.
The league announced the fine Monday. It cited Saturday’s incident a second violation of the SEC’s policy against fans on the field. The same thing occurred against Mississippi in 2014.
The SEC said fines collected against school for violating the competition-area policy are deposited in the league’s Post-Graduate Scholarship Fund.
A third violation could lead to a fine of up to $250,000, the league said.
