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Big 12 fines UCF $100,000, announces new penalties for anti-Latter-day-Saint chants

By Salt Lake Tribune · October 28, 2026 · 1 min read
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The Big 12 has fined UCF $100,000 for anti-Latter-day-Saint chants from fans during the Knights's upset win over BYU last Saturday. The conference acknowledged that UCF followed protocols and took immediate action but said, discriminatory behavior has no place in the Big 12.

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