SEC To Allow Schools To Sell Alcohol In Stadiums

SEC commissioner Greg Sankey announced Friday that the league has removed the ban of alcohol in campus stadiums which will allow fans to buy beer and wine in public areas this fall.

LSU began selling alcohol last football season in The Chute, a designated area inside Tiger Stadium where fans could purchase and consume alcohol. Now Tiger fans will be able to buy drinks at basketball, baseball, softball, and other athletic events on campus starting August 1. Per SEC Sports:

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SANDESTIN, Fla. - The Southeastern Conference today announced a revision to its existing limitations on the availability of alcoholic beverages at athletics events. Under this revised policy, each institution in the Conference now has the autonomy to determine the permissibility of selling alcoholic beverages in its athletics venues, subject to certain Conference-wide alcohol management expectations.

The revised SEC policy on alcohol availability, which was approved during the Conference's 2019 Spring Meetings, requires any SEC institution choosing to permit alcohol sales at athletics events to establish policies governing the sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages consistent with requirements established and agreed to by the Conference membership. In the past, SEC athletics programs have been prohibited from selling alcohol in public areas of SEC athletics venues. Read more.

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