Missouri Tigers issue fans a warning as SEC increases field-storm fine to $500K

University of Missouri leadership has a message for Tigers fans who might think about storming the field following a big MU win this season:

Don’t do it.

The Southeastern Conference in May implemented a new policy and fine for such incidents, and it’s a hefty one. Starting this year, a school will be fined $500,000 if its fans storm the field following a big victory.

On Tuesday, MU System President Mun Choi and Mizzou athletic director Laird Veatch issued a joint message to Missouri fans discouraging them from any sort of field-storming — or court-storming.

The new SEC guidelines also apply to other sports, such as basketball.

“To put it simply,” says the note, which was shared by Mizzou on social media, “entering the field after a game is dangerous for players, coaches and spectators — and it’s also costly. If we rush the field, we will be fined $500,000 by the SEC, and that money goes directly to our opponent.In this era of revenue sharing, we cannot afford — literally or figuratively — to give our opponents a large sum of money.”

The message continues: “We understand that the excitement of victory can make it tempting to rush the field, but protecting our team, our fans, and our University requires all of us to do our part. Should a field incursion occur, we will be using cameras in the stadium to record and identify perpetrators. Perpetrators will be held to account. They may be trespassed from campus, fined, suspended or expelled.”

Mizzou opens its 2025 college football season on Thursday with a game against Central Arkansas at Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium in Columbia.

You can read the full statement here.

Last season, South Carolina, like Missouri a member of the SEC, was fined $250,000 by the league for a second offense of field-storming. This year, the fine incurred by a team like the Gamecocks would be even greater.