Field Storming After the Alabama Win Costs Tennessee a $500,000 Fine

Tennessee's celebration on Saturday night came with an invoice. The University of Tennessee has been fined $500,000 after fans stormed the field following the Volunteers' win over Alabama.

The rush poured out of the Neyland Stadium stands once the 26-10 win over the Crimson Tide was final — the Vols' third straight home victory in the series, and exactly the kind of result that empties the seats onto the turf in Knoxville. Conferences fine schools when fans enter the competition area, and the bill for this celebration is half a million dollars.

The fine will not dim what the win meant, but it is a real cost attached to the party, and it puts the university on notice: the next field storming after the next big win will be judged against this one.