South Carolina was fined $250,000 by the Southeastern Conference for fans rushing the field after the Gamecocks’ 44-20 win over then No. 10 Texas A&M at Williams-Brice Stadium on Saturday night. The school was fined by the league for its second violation under its policy,

Everyone in the SEC has at least one conference loss. A week after taking over the top spot in the SEC all by itself, No. 10 Texas A&M suffered its first SEC loss of the season in a 44-20 defeat at South Carolina.

South Carolina’s chaotic defense came through when needed. It stopped the Aggies twice on fourth-and-1, picked off Marcel Reed’s pass as the freshman threw off his back foot as Texas A&M drove early in the fourth quarter, then scooped up Reed’s fumble to squash the visitors’ last hope.