Tennessee beat Alabama, smoked cigars and helped fund Kalen DeBoers NIL fund with $500K field-storming fine
In the middle of one of the craziest Saturdays in college football history — one that saw five of the nation’s top eight teams lose on the same day for the first time since 1989 — Tennessee pulled off an upset over Alabama in front of more than 100,000 fans inside Neyland Stadium.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners.If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated.
This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom.Now, in the aftermath of that dominant performance against the previously No.6-ranked team in the country, the Vols will either be writing a check or sending a $500,000 wire transfer to Tuscaloosa.COLLEGE FOOTBALL CHAOS: HISTORIC UPSETS, ARCH MANNING'S FIASCO, CLOCK CONTROVERSY AND CFP RAMIFICATIONS ARISEBut, Tennessee’s athletic department did everything it could to avoid the fine that came after fans stormed the field just over one minute after the final whistle.George MacIntyre #12 of the Tennessee Volunteers celebrates with fans after defeating the Alabama Crimson Tide at Neyland Stadium on Oct.
17, 2026, in Knoxville, Tenn.(Getty Images)Sometimes, there's just nothing hourly-paid security officers can do when thousands of fans start heading in their direction.Vols' athletic director (AD), Danny White, appeared on the jumbotron with under one minute remaining in the game, urging fans to hold-off on rushing the field until Alabama players and staff members could be safely escorted to the locker room.But as we all know, it only takes a few fans to ignite the chaos.TENNESSEE DOMINATES ALABAMA, AS CRIMSON TIDE SUFFERS FIRST BACK-TO-BACK REGULAR-SEASON LOSSES IN NEARLY TWO DECADESFor the third-straight time in Knoxville, it was Tennessee on the victorious side of this heated rivalry that is also known as the 'Third Saturday in October', defeating Alabama 26-10 in what was a dominating performance by the Vols defense.Fans rush onto the field after the Tennessee Volunteer...