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Vanderbilt fined for fans on the field

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BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (AP) — Vanderbilt and South Carolina were fined by the Southeastern Conference on Sunday after their fans rushed onto the field to celebrate football victories a day earlier.

The league docked Vanderbilt $250,000 for its third violation of the SEC's access to competition area policy. The Commodores defeated Florida 31-24 at home to break the Gators' eight-game series win streak.

South Carolina was fined $100,000 by the SEC for a second violation after the Gamecocks took down No. 5 Tennessee 63-38 on Saturday night.

The monies go into the SEC Post-Graduate Scholarship Fund.

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