SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey was grilled about whether the league will penalize players who perform the 'Horns Down' taunt toward Texas.
The Texas Longhorns are set to compete in the SEC for the first time this season, and with their entrance will likely come players who fire off the 'Horns Down' taunt. SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey met with the media on Monday – a week before SEC Media Days kickoff. He was asked almost immediately whether 'Horns Down' will be a penalty.
won’t be answering questions about football penalties on July 1,' he said, via On3 Sports. In 2021, Big 12 Conference officials determined that the mocking move to taunt Texas players would be a penalty. 'If you do a Horns Down to a Texas player as an opponent, that's probably going to be a foul,' the Big 12’s coordinator of officials Greg Burks said at the time, via SI.com. '… Please all of you note, I said 'probably.
Texas’ first SEC matchup will be against Mississippi State on Sept. 28. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
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