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    Tennessee faces a $100,000 fine for field storming after its win at Alabama

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    Tennessee will be fined $100,000 by the SEC for fans storming the field Saturday — and it owes Alabama the money after the Vols’ second straight win against the Crimson Tide at Neyland Stadium.

    That fine is in accordance with the SEC field storming policy adopted in June 2023, which also stated that fines are payable to the opposing institution. The updated SEC policy on entry into competition imposes fines on schools of $100,000 for their first violation, $250,000 for a second violation and $500,000 for a third violation.

    The updated policy reset schools’ previous record for fines, making Saturday the first violation for the Vols. No. 10 Tennessee (6-1, 3-1 SEC) topped No. 7 Alabama (5-2, 2-2) 24-17. Fans stormed the field and tore down the goalposts on both sides of the field.

    How much will Tennessee be fined for fans storming the field against Alabama?

    Tennessee will be allocated $100,000 for Saturday’s field-storming celebration, although SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey can impose additional fines if he deems it necessary.

    Under the SEC’s previous policy, it would have been fined $250,000 for being a repeat offender for fans storming a playing surface.

    Tennessee was fined $100,000 in October 2022 after fans stormed the field after the Vols defeated Alabama 52-49. The fine was imposed as a second violation under the SEC’s prior policy on access to competition. Tennessee’s first violation came when fans stormed the court during a basketball game against Florida in 2006.

    Previously, schools were fined $50,000 for a first violation, $100,000 for a second violation and $250,000 for a third violation and each subsequent violation. The money was donated to the SEC’s Post-graduate Scholarship Fund.

    Tennessee has won two straight games against Alabama at Neyland Stadium

    Tennessee scored 24 points in the second half against the Crimson Tide after being shut out in the first half for the third straight game for the first time since 1963.

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    Running back Dylan Sampson scored a pair of touchdowns before quarterback Nico Iamaleava threw a fourth-quarter touchdown to take a 21-17 lead with 5:52 to play. UT kicked a field goal to take a 24-17 lead with 1:30 to play before safety Will Brooks picked off Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe to clinch the win.

    Mike Wilson covers University of Tennessee athletics. Email him at [email protected] and follow him on Twitter @By MikeWilson. If you like Mike’s reporting, consider a digital subscription that gives you access to it all.

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