SEC Considering Loss of Home Games, Forfeits as Penalties for Field-Storming
- The SEC is evaluating proposals to penalize schools by taking away future home games or declaring forfeits if fans rush the field or court.
- Fines have failed to effectively deter fans from storming the field, raising safety concerns.
- Stripping a school of its next home game against the same opponent or declaring a forfeit could discourage fans from rushing the field.
- Schools generate major revenue from home football games, so penalties impacting those games may prompt more action to prevent field-storming.
- Administrators want to balance safety and tradition but say storming the field is an accident waiting to happen and a solution is needed.