Sec To Fine Coaches Who Criticize Refs (ap)

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FILE - In this July 22, 2009, file photo, Southeastern Conference commissioner Mike Slive speaks to the media about changes in the rules and policies in the SEC during a news conference at the SEC Media Days in Hoover, Ala. SEC coaches face stiffer penalties for complaining about officiating in the media. Commissioner Mike Slive says coaches who violate the conferences' ethics rules against public criticism will face a fine or suspension instead of public reprimands when they first act up.

Publicly griping about officials in the Southeastern Conference just got a lot more costly for Lane Kiffin and the rest of the league's coaches. After three SEC coaches in two weeks, including Tennessee's Kiffin, received reprimands for ripping officials, the conference has decided that future punishment for similar antics will be fines and suspensions.

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