The Big 12 fined UCF $100,000 after fans directed derogatory chants at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints during a game against BYU. The conference also established a policy with escalating penalties for confirmed discriminatory conduct at athletic events. A first incident brings an automatic minimum $100,000 fine and a warning, while a second incident at the same game can trigger a penalty during play and may bring a $500,000 fine. Fans removed for such conduct will be barred from athletic events for the rest of the school year and may face university conduct policies. The league says UCF’s fine will support student education initiatives, and UCF says it is reviewing its options.
TLDR: The Big 12 imposed a $100,000 fine on UCF and adopted conference-wide penalties for confirmed discriminatory conduct at athletic events. The rules include escalating school sanctions and a school-year ban for fans removed from games for such behavior.
The Big 12 Conference has fined the University of Central Florida $100,000 after fans aimed derogatory chants at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints during a football game against BYU. The conference also announced a new policy covering discriminatory conduct at athletic events across the league. It sets escalating consequences for confirmed incidents, from a warning and fine to possible penalties during a game.
The conference said discriminatory conduct “has no place in the Big 12.” It directed UCF’s fine toward student education initiatives. Those statements explain the league’s stated rationale: conduct it identifies as discriminatory should have consequences, and education is one intended use of the money. The conference did not provide further details about the initiatives in the information available.
Video shared on social media showed UCF fans chanting an expletive directed at Mormons before kickoff Saturday. University security removed some fans from the game, which UCF won in overtime. The Big 12 announced the fine and its conference-wide policy Wednesday. UCF athletics spokesman Adam Widman said the school would review its options after learning of the decision.
Under the policy, a first confirmed incident brings an automatic minimum fine of $100,000 and a warning. If a second incident occurs at the same game, the league can impose an in-game penalty. The conference gave examples: a 15-yard unsportsmanlike penalty in football or a two-shot technical foul in basketball. It also said a $500,000 fine may be levied. The information available does not explain how the league decides that an incident is confirmed.
The rules also cover fans removed from an event. Those fans will be barred from attending athletic events for the rest of the school year and may face university fan or student conduct policies. The policy therefore reaches beyond a fine against a school. It gives the conference possible sanctions affecting teams during play and individuals’ access to later events. The available information does not specify a separate appeal process.
The UCF case follows earlier incidents involving BYU and chants directed at the school or the Latter-day Saint faith. Oklahoma State was fined $50,000 in February after inappropriate chants during a men’s basketball game against BYU. Colorado received a $50,000 fine a year earlier for similar chants at a football game. Colorado State apologized in September after fans targeted BYU and the church with derogatory chants.
Other reported incidents did not bring the same financial penalty. Similar conduct occurred at an Arizona men’s basketball game during the 2024-25 season and at a Cincinnati football game in November 2025, but neither school was fined. The new policy sets minimum and potential penalties for confirmed incidents going forward. The information available does not explain how the conference will address those earlier cases or whether the rules apply retroactively.
For schools, the practical impact begins with a minimum $100,000 fine after a first confirmed incident. In UCF’s case, the conference directed that money to student education initiatives. A second incident at the same game can bring a penalty during play, and the league may also levy a $500,000 fine. Fans ejected for this conduct face a ban from athletic events for the rest of the school year and possible university conduct action. The available information specifies no payment deadline, required forms, or additional compliance timetable. It also does not describe how schools or fans can challenge a decision.
The policy sets out consequences for schools, teams, and fans, but the conference has not supplied details on every enforcement step. UCF says it is reviewing its options. The league’s rules describe the possible sanctions for future confirmed incidents, while university conduct policies may also apply to removed fans. How the conference handles a future case will show how it applies the policy. The information available does not establish a timeline for that process or provide more detail on any review of UCF’s fine.
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