(KBTX) - The Southeastern Conference fined the Texas A&M football team $50,000 for allegedly violating its rule against faking injuries, making the Aggies the first team to incur a sanction under the rule adopted in 2022, according to the conference office.

With approximately 13 minutes remaining in Saturday’s Aggie win over Arkansas, A&M nickelback Tyreek Chappell went down with an apparent injury to his right leg. He made the decision to fall to the ground and seek assistance from trainers after the officials spotted the ball. The NCAA passed new rules in 2025 which charge a team a timeout if a player goes down injured after the ball is spotted, which A&M was deemed to be in violation of during the game. Chappell was not involved with any contact on the play prior.

Per conference rule

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