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Vanderbilt, Arkansas, was fined because fans stormed the field after surprising victories

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Vanderbilt, Arkansas, was fined because fans stormed the field after surprising victories

The SEC fined Vanderbilt and Arkansas after their fans stormed the field Surprise wins on Saturday.

Arkansas was subsequently fined $250,000 It was a 19-14 win over then-No. 4 Tennessee because it was a second offense. Future offenses will cost the school $500,000. It was Arkansas' first home win against a top-five opponent since beating No. 3 Tennessee in 1999.

Vanderbilt, a first-time offender, was fined $100,000 after his crime 40-35 victory over then-No. 1 Alabama. It was the school's first ever victory over a No. 1 team.

(Down with the goalposts! Vanderbilt fans celebrate victory over Alabama in epic fashion)

Fans tore down a goal post and threw it into the Cumberland River 2 1/2 miles from the stadium. Members of the Nashville Metropolitan Area Fire Department retrieved it from the river to prevent it from posing a hazard, and Vanderbilt took advantage of the opportunity by holding an auction to sell parts of it.

Both cases violated the league's policy on access to competition surfaces, which states that “institutions must limit access to competition surfaces to participating student-athletes, coaches, officials, support staff and duly qualified or authorized persons at all times.”

Fines are paid to the opposing school.

Reporting by The Associated Press.

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