Tennessee hit with fine several Vols fans arrested
There was no way Lane Kiffin's return to Tenne se would avoid the headlines, it was just a matter of why.As it turned out, it wasn't because of anything Kiffin, now the coach at Ole Mi s,
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Jonathan Villar Jersey (@davidubben) MORE: Tennesee athletic director Danny White put out a statement in which he said what happened wasn't indicative of the Vols' fan base as a whole,
Hernan Perez Jersey but said he understood the punishment. Danny White (@AD_DannyWhite) Neyland Stadium will still be able to serve alcohol at games, though the SEC is willing to revisit that decision should Tennesee fail to comply with any of the stipulations laid out.Initial that in addition to the 18 people arrested,47 were ejected in response to what happened. The arrests were made by various agencies and police departments, but it's how many of the 18 people arrested were students.However, there's also reason to suspect that the incident didn't start in the student section.MORE: The more people Ive talked to who were in the stands at Neyland last night, the more Im convinced that the trash to sing did NOT start with the students, but with the upper deck above them.Some students joined in, for sure, but IDing them as the main culprits might be wrong. Wes Rucker (@wesrucker247) This wasn't the only SEC matchup in recent weeks to involve a coach getting struck by
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Domingo Santana Jersey he got at Texas AM. Says its up to institutions to create a safe environment. Aaron Suttles (@AaronSuttles) Tennesee doesn't return to Neyland until Nov. 13 when No. 1 ranked Georgia comes to Knoxville.