Arkansas fined by SEC for fans rushing field after win over Texas

The Southeastern Conference fined the Arkansas athletic department after Razorbacks fans rushed the field to celebrate 40-21 win over Texas.

This is a check the University of Arkansas athletic department probably won’t mind writing.

The Razorbacks have been fined $100,000 for violating the SEC’s policy on access to competition area after thousands of giddy fans rushed the field at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium following Saturday’s 40-21 upset win over Texas, which was ranked No. 15 in the nation at the time.

Texas players were still on the playing field when fans began pouring out of the grandstands.

The win vaulted Arkansas into the No. 24 spot in the USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll.

The fine is considered a second violation for the Razorbacks in the eyes of the SEC, with the previous transgression coming when fans rushed the field after the Hogs beat LSU, 17-0, on Nov. 15, 2014.

Such fines are deposited into the SEC Post-Graduate Scholarship Fund, according to the conference. A third offense of the policy, which was adopted in 2004, could cost a school up to $250,000.

In the video below, posted by the Arkansas athletic department, athletic director Hunter Yurachek tells a state trooper: “We’re going to let them come down. We’ll get fined for it but if we don’t let them come down, people will get hurt.”

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