SEC Lifts Ban on Stadium-Wide Alcohol Sales; Gives Schools ‘Autonomy’ to Decide

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SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey announced Friday the conference is set to lift its ban on stadiumwide alcohol sales Aug. 1.

“Schools will have autonomy,” Sankey told reporters. “This now an opportunity for institutions to make responsible and appropriate decisions [about alcohol].”

He added: “There is no expectation that anyone make alcohol available beyond clubs and suites.”

This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.

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