The University of Tennessee defeated Alabama on Saturday, 52-29.
The goalposts were torn down as volunteer fans went wild at Neyland Stadium.
After 15 losses, it seems like a small price to pay for the school’s first win against the Crimson Tide.
not so soon
The next day, the school launched a fund to help with the cost of the goalposts.
To be honest.
Following the Vols’ historic victory over Alabama, annual gifts of charity to My All Campaign will go toward the purchase of new goalposts.
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The school was operating at a six-figure surplus in 2021, according to Knoxnews.com.
Tennessee’s track and field division operated at a six-figure profit during fiscal 2021 and weathered the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic with a $23 million league-wide grant from the SEC.
The 2021 fiscal year ended on June 30. The university is due to file its annual financial report with the NCAA this week, and Knox News obtained the report through a request for public records.
Operating profit for fiscal 2021 was $757,598.
This is better than the fiscal 2020 deficit of $488,857 and matches the pre-pandemic fiscal 2019 surplus of $789,730.
UT paid $5.4 million (4% of total operating expenses) in severance payments to coaches and administrators, including staff assistants to former track and field coach Phillip Fulmer and former football coach Jeremy Pruitt.
The school was fined $100,000 by the SEC on Sunday for fans storming the field to celebrate, so we have to wonder what’s next on the agenda.
The fine was imposed as a second offense based on access to the SEC’s playing area policy. Tennessee’s first violation was during a basketball game against Florida in 2006 when a fan stormed the court.
Violations in all SEC-sponsored sports are subject to fines. Fines are $50,000 for the first offense, up to $100,000 for the second offense, and up to $250,000 for the third and subsequent offenses.
The story originally appeared on Touchdown Wire
