KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Ole Miss’s football team has been fined $100,000 for not complying with SEC protocols, officials showed in the ledger in Clarion, Mississippi.
Sports Illustrated first reported that the fine would be taken in the form of a relief on convention revenue. Tennessee and Texas A
Volunteer coach Jeremy Pruitt drew attention to Tennessee’s 44-21 loss to Georgia for dressing up in a legging that covered each and every component of his face unless his mouth and nose.
Sports Illustrated reported that fines are largely based on the “habit of wearing masks on the component of trainers, personnel, strength staff, etc. “
Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin previously reported this week that there was a small outbreak of COVID-19 inside the team.
Ole Miss is scheduled to play in Arkansas in Fayetteville on Saturday. Kiffin said earlier this week that the game can still be played depending on how many players Miss Ole will have.
“I said Monday at our first assembly that it really fit together,” Kiffin said. “Every time you communicate about things, it doesn’t happen to you until you come up with it. Now you see it.
Despite the league’s policies and precautions in schools, the virus has been a threat to the SEC.
It was announced Wednesday that Alabama coach Nick Saban and athletic director Greg Byrne tested positive for COVID-19. After several negative tests, Alabama announced Saturday that Saban had erased protocols and that the coach would oppose Georgia. The first test, now considered a false positive, performed through an external laboratory.
He also announced this week that the games scheduled for this weekend between Missouri and Vanderbilt and LSU and Florida have been postponed due to COVID-19 issues.
Contribution: Nick Suss, Joshua Capers, Clarion Ledger