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Kentucky fans shrug off $500K SEC fine after storming Kroger Field

Kentucky's school will pay the $500,000 fine, though fans who stormed the field view it as acceptable cost for celebrating a rivalry victory.

On air: Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Vera Bullock on BBN Overnight
Published 12:21 AM ET, Tuesday, October 13, 2026

At a glance

First reported by Yahoo Sports: “Kentucky fans shrug off $500K SEC fine after storming Kroger Field”.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 12:21 AM ET on BBN Overnight, by Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Vera Bullock.
Topics: Kentucky, SEC.
BBN covered this story before: Kentucky food recalls, Ram trucks and a weekly auto recall list (October 12).

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Yahoo SportsKentucky fans shrug off $500K SEC fine after storming Kroger Field

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorKentucky beat its rival, the fans stormed Kroger Field, and the SEC sent back a five hundred thousand dollar fine.
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorThe fans say it was worth it.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHalf a million dollars for a party on the grass? That sounds like a good deal for everyone involved.
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorIt is a violation, Vera. The conference is not pricing a party, it is protecting the field.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAnd the fans paid it?
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorThe school pays it, and the fans shrug. I sat on a bench for four seasons, and nobody ever stormed anything for me.