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SEC fines LSU $100,000 for storming the field after Georgia win

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This is LSU’s second offense after storming the field after beating Ole Miss in 2014.
LSU was fined $100,000 by the SEC after Tiger Stadium fans stormed the field following LSU’s 36-16 win against Georgia on Saturday (Oct. 13).
The amount is due to it being LSU’s second offense after being fined $5,000 in 2014 when LSU fans ran onto the field after LSU beat Ole Miss.
The financial penalties, which were increased in 2015, rule the first offense costs a school $50,000, the second offense $100,000 and any subsequent offenses cost $250,000.
LSU’s $5,000 fine in 2014 was before the increase agreed upon at SEC spring meetings in 2015.
The fines go into the SEC Post-Graduate Scholarship Fund.
Next, LSU plays No. 22 Mississippi State at 6 p.m. Saturday.

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