She added that she would be calling Ole Miss chancellor Glenn Boyce on Sunday morning to offer her personal apology on behalf of the University of Tennessee and "discuss what we can do to make this right.
SEC commissioner Greg Sankey, in a statement after the game , said the "actions of fans at Saturday night's game were unacceptable under any circumstances. We are accustomed to intense competition every week, but under no circumstance is it acceptable to endanger the contest participants and disrupt a game.
Sankey said the league would review existing conference policies and the commissioner's authority to impose penalties and "communicate with the leadership at the University of Tennessee -- and all of the SEC's member universities -- to make certain this situation is not repeated. Kiffin told ESPN he never lobbied to end the game as bottles continued to be hurled from the stands. My thing was, 'Let's finish this and get out of here. Kiffin was complimentary of several Tennessee officials, including Bill Whitesell, who came over to the Ole Miss sideline to help keep everybody safe.
Tennessee athletic director Danny White also stood over on the Ole Miss sideline with Ole Miss athletic director Keith Carter during part of the delay and watched the stands as law enforcement officials tried to deescalate the situation. White tweeted that the Tennessee fan base had much to be proud of through 59 minutes of football Saturday and called it one of the best live sporting atmospheres he has ever experienced.
But he said what transpired in the final minute was "unacceptable. Tennessee coach Josh Heupel said he was disappointed that the stoppage of the game "will be the story from this football game from a small amount of our fans because there were so many that represented intensity in a great way tonight.
Kiffin's father, year-old Monte Kiffin, had to be escorted from the field before the end of the game along with Kiffin's sister Heidi. And once the game did end, Kiffin was pelted with more items as he entered the visiting locker room tunnel, including a big box of popcorn. LSU sports news in your inbox If you're a Tiger fan you won't want to miss this newsletter. Sign up today.
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Good sportsmanship must be part of who we are as Volunteers. Behavior that puts student-athletes, coaches, visitors and other fans at risk is not something we will tolerate. Hooker ran 14 yards, but was injured with 18 seconds to play.
Joe Milton came off the bench to hit Walker Merrill for 12 yards to the Milton spiked the ball, then misfired into the end zone, setting up the final play. Milton ran 13 yards on the final play and was pushed out of bounds at the 8 as time expired.
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