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SEC Announces Field Storming Punishment For 2025 Season

Originally posted on The Spun | By Chris Rosvoglou | Last updated May 29, 2025 10:28 PM ET

Don't expect to see SEC fans storming the field this upcoming college football season.

Last season, SEC teams would fine schools $100,000 if their students storm the field. If it happens a second time, the fine would jump up to $250,000. Any subsequent offenses would cost $500,000.

"Institutions shall limit access to competition areas to participating student-athletes, coaches, officials, support personnel and properly credentialed or authorized individuals at all times," the SEC's policy states. "For the safety of participants and spectators alike, at no time before, during or after a contest may spectators enter the competition area."

During this year's SEC Spring Meetings, league commissioner Greg Sankey announced that fines for field stormings will be much more.

As of today, home teams will be fined $500,000 for each offense this upcoming season.

Sankey said this decision was made due to the recent increase in field stormings over the past three years.

"From the beginning of our policy of 2005, to about 2021, it was pretty steady. I don’t know if it’s post-Covid, or what it is, it has increased," Sankey said. "That provoked a meaningful conversation about policy change."

By enforcing stricter penalties, the SEC is sending a clear message to its fans.

"There’s no interaction, period, between the visiting team and fans," Sankey said. "Is there discretion? Sure, there’s discretion, but we built in some criteria to establish the expectation. A big part of which is, don’t mess with the visiting team."

Only time will tell if Sankey's plan decreases the total number of field stormings this fall.

This article first appeared on The Spun and was syndicated with permission.

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