TEMPE, AZ — The Big 12 on Tuesday fined the Arizona State Sun Devils $25,000 for fans storming the field multiple times on Saturday — the first time with a tick left on the clock — in a win against BYU.
The conference said the reprimand of ASU was “in accordance with the Big 12 Conference Principles and Standards of Sportsmanship,” according to a release.
“The safety of student-athletes and all game participants is our foremost priority,” Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark said in a statement. “We will continue to work with our institutions on event management policies at all Big 12 venues.”
Arizona State athletic director Graham Rossini told Arizona Sports’ Bickley & Marotta on Tuesday after the Big 12 levied the reprimand and fine that the school respects the conference’s decision.
“We had a donor step up to cover that fine so we’re moving forward,” Rossini added. “But it’s a call to action for any Sun Devil who was on the field, you got a responsibility to your university, get on SunAngels.org, give to our collective and let’s use that as a positive.”
