Big 12 fines UCF $100,000 for fan behavior aimed at BYU, Mormon church

IRVING, Texas (AP) – The Major 12 Conference has fined UCF $100, 000 for fans' derogatory chants aimed at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at last weekend's football game against BYU.

Key points

• "After becoming aware of the conference's decision, we will be reviewing our options, " UCF athletics spokesman Adam Widman remarked in a email Wednesday night.
• The league additionally unveiled Wednesday it has established a conference-wide policy with "escalating consequences for discriminatory conduct" that it notes "has no place in the Big 12."
• Video shared on social media indicated UCF fans chanting "(expletive) the Mormons!" prior to kickoff Saturday.
• The fine against UCF will be directed toward "student education initiatives, " the league remarked in an official note.

Meanwhile, the league additionally unveiled Wednesday it has established a conference-wide policy with "escalating consequences for discriminatory conduct" that it notes "has no place in the Big 12."

Notably, the fine against UCF will be directed toward "student education initiatives, " the league remarked in an official note. It's the latest fine against a Major 12 school over fan treatment of BYU, the flagship school for what's widely known as the Mormon church.

Video shared on social media indicated UCF fans chanting "(expletive) the Mormons!" prior to kickoff Saturday. University security then removed some fans from the game, won by UCF in overtime.

For now, big 12 fines UCF $100, 000 for fan behavior aimed at BYU, Mormon remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.