The Southeastern Conference has warned Mississippi State University officials that ringing cowbells during football games will likely bring fines because it breaks the league’s noise-making policy, The Washington Post reported today.
Over the summer, the conference made a one-year rule allowing fans to ring cowbells during breaks in the game like halftime, time outs and after touchdowns. The cowbells, however, can still be heard during the entire game. MSU athletic director Scott Stricklin said fans must cooperate or cowbells could be banned.
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