SEC fines Tennessee after fans throw trash on field, at Lane Kiffin

After treating Neyland Stadium like a trash can, the Tennessee football program has been fined by SEC commissioner Greg Sankey in their latest example of being a total clown show of an embarrassment.

It was inevitable that the Tennessee football program was going to be fined after Vols fans heaved garbage onto the field to express their displeasure of a call made by the SEC officials.

The SEC levied a massive $250,000 fine to the University of Tennessee after Rocky Top turned Neyland Stadium into a living, breathing Team 121 trash can. Somehow, someway, this was more embarrassing than the cringe-worthy coaching search to hire Jeremy Pruitt as head coach in 2017 and his abrupt termination by the McDonald’s bag scandal of last winter combined.

SEC fines Tennessee for fans throwing trash on the field during Ole Miss loss

“The disruption of Saturday night’s game is unacceptable and cannot be repeated on any SEC campus,” said SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey. “Today’s actions are consistent with the oversight assigned by the membership to the SEC office, including the financial penalty and review of alcohol availability.”

“We will use this opportunity to reemphasize to each SEC member the importance of providing a safe environment even with the intensity of competition that occurs every week. We will also reengage our membership in further review of the alcohol availability policy to consider additional measures for the sale and management of alcohol while providing the appropriate environment for collegiate competition.”

Not only did Tennessee fans throw trash on the field, but they also cheered once Ole Miss quarterback Matt Corral got hurt before throwing golf balls at their former head coach Lane Kiffin. This is exactly the kind of recipe for disaster that will keep Peyton Manning’s famous nephew from coming to your school.

Not only will Tennessee have to forfeit $250,000 from their SEC revenue distribution, but the university will be required to look at the tape and identify any and all individuals who threw trash on the field and ban them from all Tennessee Athletics events for the rest of the academic year. This incident opens up an opportunity for the SEC to review the stadium’s alcohol sales privileges.

The shame in it all is once again a small minority of fans somehow found a way to completely embarrass the university. Josh Heupel and his staff are trying to make this downtrodden football program respectable.

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