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Texas fined $250,000 for poor display from Horn fans during loss to Georgia Bulldogs

During the loss to Georgia, a controversial call by the officials led to Longhorn fans throwing trash on the field. Now, the University is being fined a quarter of a million dollars.

By Sam Fariss

Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian walks over the student section to encourage them to stop throwing items on the field after a controversial call by the referees.
Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian walks over the student section to encourage them to stop throwing items on the field after a controversial call by the referees. / Sara Diggins/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
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During the SEC matchup between Texas and the Georgia Bulldogs, a controversial call by the officials led to uproar in the stands and fans throwing trash onto the field in protest. Not a great look for the Longhorns and now, the University is being punished.

The University of Texas is being fined $250,000 by the SEC due to the game interruption during the third quarter of the Georgia-Texas game.

“The throwing of debris and resulting interruption of play that took place Saturday night cannot be part of any SEC event,” said Greg Sankey, the conference commissioner. “The SEC is assigned responsibility by its membership to enforce its sportsmanship and game management policies and these actions are consistent with that oversight responsibility, including the financial penalty and mandated reviews.”

The University of Texas penalty via the SEC:

  • Assessed a financial penalty of $250,000
  • Required to use all available resources, including security, stadium, and television video, to identify individuals who threw objects onto the playing field or at the opposing team. All individuals identified as having been involved in disrupting the game shall be prohibited from attending Texas Athletics events for the remainder of the 2024-25 academic and athletic year
  • Review and update its Athletics Department game management procedures and alcohol availability policies to prevent a recurrence of Saturday night’s disruption, which shall include an evaluation of agreed-upon SEC Sportsmanship, Game Management, and Alcohol policies to verify full compliance with existing standards
  • Following completion of this review, the University shall provide a report to the Conference Office to summarize its efforts to identify and penalize offenders and its plan to enact policies to prevent future similar incidents while ensuring compliance with Conference standards

The SEC shared that the conference is not suspending alcohol sales at the University of Texas athletic games or events.

The call on the field that led to the poor choices by Texas fans was defensive pass interference which led to an interception being called back. After the trash was thrown on the field, head coach Steve Sarkisian begged fans to stop, and the field was cleaned up, officials overturned the call.

The interception stood and Texas had the ball, so the fans got what they wanted. The referees set a bad precedent. They should have stuck with their gut and let the call stand.

On the other hand, fans should never throw trash, or any other objects, onto a field or court just because they don't agree with a call.

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