Mississippi State fined $500,000 by SEC for field storming following against Arizona State
BIRMINGHAM Ala AP Mississippi State University has been fined by the Southeastern Conference for its fans rushing the field following a home win over then-No Arizona State The Bulldogs knocked off the Sun Devils - on Saturday and their students rushed the field after carrying the goalposts with them out of Davis Wade Stadium as they left The win was Mississippi State s first over a top- nonconference opponent since The SEC altered its guidelines on field and court storming over the summer imposing a fine each instance instead of escalating penalties The conference has discretion to wave the penalty if executives and the opposing gang are able to get off the field before fans enter the field but fans were already on the field before Arizona State s players and coaches could leave Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top throughout the season Sign up here AP college football https apnews com hub ap-top- -college-football-poll and https apnews com hub college-football Source