SEC Cracking Down on Coaches That Criticize Officials

NEW YORK (AP) - Southeastern Conference coaches will face
stiffer penalties from now on for complaining about officiating in
the media.
      Commissioner Mike Slive says coaches who violate the
conferences' ethics rules against criticizing officials in public
will face a fine or suspension instead of receiving public
reprimands when they first act up.
      The decision by Slive comes after three coaches were reprimanded
in the last two weeks, including Tennessee's Lane Kiffin. The
Volunteers' coach received his second reprimand earlier this week
for complaining about the officiating in a loss to Alabama on
Saturday.
     
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