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Texas A&M fined for storming the field; fight under review

Posted at 11:15 AM, Nov 26, 2018
and last updated 2018-11-26 12:15:53-05

Texas A&M has been fined $50,000 for its fans storming Kyle Field after the Aggies beat LSU 74-72 in seven overtimes Saturday night, our media partners at The Advocate report.

The Southeastern Conference made the announcement Monday morning.

The league also said that it “remains in contact” with both LSU and Texas A&M regarding the altercation that followed the field storming, the Advocate reports. To read about that, click here.

Multiple athletic officials have confirmed to the Advocate that LSU analyst Steve Kragthorpe, who suffers from Parkinson’s disease, was punched on the field by the nephew of Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher, Cole Fisher, who is an undergraduate football student manager at Texas A&M.

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