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First-year member Texas faces a $250,000 fine from the Southeastern Conference after fans interrupted Saturday night's game against Georgia by throwing water bottles, beer cans and other debris onto the field. The SEC announced sanctions against Texas on Sunday. The university will also "be required to use all available resources, including security, stadium and television video, to identify individuals who threw objects onto the playing field or at the opposing team." Those identified as having been involved will be banned from Texas sporting events for the rest of the 2024-25 academic year. The SEC further added that it will not suspend the Longhorns' "alcohol sales privileges" for now but reserves the right to do so pursuant to its bylaws and commissioner's regulations. The punishments stem from a bizarre scene during the third quarter in which the Longhorns' Jahdae Barron intercepted Carson Beck and returned the ball to the Georgia 9-yard line. The pick was initially waved off due to a defensive pass interference call, prompting angry Texas fans to shower the field with debris and force a delay. While the game was delayed, the officials reconvened and overturned their previous call, letting the interception stand. Texas scored two plays later, but Georgia still went on to win 30-15. It was the Longhorns' first loss of the season and as a member of the SEC, and on Sunday they fell from No. 1 in the AP Top 25 poll to No. 5. Georgia, which had been No. 5, rose to No. 2. Texas also issued an apology to Georgia on Sunday. "While we deeply appreciate the passion and loyalty of our fan base at The University of Texas at Austin, we do not condone the unsportsmanlike conduct that was exhibited by some individuals throwing objects onto the field during last night's game and sincerely apologize to the University of Georgia players, coaches, and fans, as well as the Southeastern Conference and officiating crew," Texas Board of Regents chairman Kevin Eltife, UT president Jay Hartzell and athletic director Chris Del Conte said in a statement. "This type of behavior will not be tolerated." --Field Level Media

Oklahoma fired offensive coordinator Seth Littrell after the Sooners dropped three of their first four games in Southeastern Conference play, multiple media outlets reported Sunday. Littrell also served as quarterbacks coach, a position that will now be held by Kevin Johns, according to ESPN. Multiple outlets reported that co-offensive coordinator Joe Jon Finley will be calling plays from now on. In its first season in the SEC, Oklahoma is 4-3 overall, most recently falling 35-9 to visiting South Carolina on Saturday. Next up on the schedule for the Sooners is No. 18 Ole Miss. Littrell, 46, was in his second season on Oklahoma's staff after serving as an offensive analyst in 2023. He was supposed to make $1.1 million this year as part of a deal that ran though the 2026 campaign. --Field Level Media

The San Francisco 49ers lost standout receivers Brandon Aiyuk and Deebo Samuel during Sunday's 28-18 loss to the visiting Kansas City Chiefs. San Francisco coach Kyle Shanahan said after the contest that the club fears Aiyuk sustained a major knee injury. "We're worried it's an ACL," Shanahan said. "Not confirmed yet. We''ll find out for sure tomorrow." Aiyuk was carted off with a right knee injury in the final minute of the first half. Samuel played briefly early in the game before exiting with an illness. The 49ers also were without receiver Jauan Jennings, who didn't practice all week and missed the game with a hip injury. Aiyuk had two receptions for 23 yards before departing. He was injured when he caught a 15-yard pass and was hit by two Kansas City defenders, with the blow from Chamarri Conner causing Aiyuk's right leg to bend backward. Samuel was seen receiving oxygen on the bench in the first quarter. He didn't touch the ball before departing. It marked his second missed game of the season. "It was him struggling to breathe that ultimately shut him down," Shanahan said of Samuel. Jennings leads San Francisco with 404 receiving yards. He also has 25 receptions and three touchdowns. Aiyuk has 25 catches for 374 yards and hasn't caught a touchdown pass. He staged an offseason holdout before accepting a four-year, $120 million contract extension in late August. Samuel has 20 catches for 335 yards and one touchdown and also has 51 rushing yards and another score on the ground. Rookie Ricky Pearsall was active for the first time after being placed on the 53-man roster on Saturday, and the first-round pick had three receptions for 21 yards. Pearsall was shot in the chest during a robbery attempt in San Francisco on Aug. 31. --Field Level Media

Kyren Williams ran for 76 yards with two touchdowns and Kamren Curl returned a fumble for a score as the Los Angeles Rams pulled off a 20-15 victory Sunday over the visiting Las Vegas Raiders. The Rams won despite quarterback Matthew Stafford throwing for just 154 yards with an interception. Los Angeles was without wide receivers Cooper Kupp (ankle), who missed his fourth consecutive game, and Puka Nacua (knee), who remains on injured reserve. The Rams (2-4) gained 259 total yards in the victory, while the Raiders gained 317, but with four turnovers. Jaylen McCollough had two interceptions for the Rams, including one with 1:18 remaining to seal the victory. Rams head coach Sean McVay tied John Robinson for the most wins in franchise history with 79. Daniel Carlson made five field goals, while Gardner Minshew threw for 154 yards with three interceptions for the Raiders after he replaced Aidan O'Connell (thumb) late in the first quarter. Rookie Brock Bowers had 10 receptions for 93 yards. Alexander Mattison had 92 yards rushing for Las Vegas (2-5), which traded wide receiver Davante Adams to the New York Jets earlier in the week and was without wideout Jakobi Meyers (ankle). The Raiders lost their third game in a row. After a scoreless first quarter, Minshew drove the Raiders 56 yards in nine plays on his first drive of the game, getting a 38-yard field goal from Carlson for a 3-0 lead. After Cobie Durant intercepted Minshew with less than five minutes before halftime, the Rams went 47 yards in four plays, resulting in a 13-yard TD run from Williams. It gave Williams a rushing TD in all six games this season and nine consecutive games going back to 2023. Five plays after Williams scored, Durant forced Minshew to fumble on a sack and Curl returned the ball 33 yards for a TD and a 14-3 lead with 1:14 remaining in the first half. The Raiders cut the deficit to 14-6 on the last play of the first half with a 47-yard field goal from Carlson. After Minshew was intercepted by McCollough midway through the third quarter, the Rams needed two plays before Williams scored on a 2-yard run for a 20-6 lead. Kicker Joshua Karty missed the extra point. Carlson made field goals of 38 and 27 yards to get Las Vegas within 20-12 with 14:52 remaining before Karty missed a 35-yard attempt off the left upright with 10:11 left. Carlson's final field goal was a 27-yarder with 2:46 remaining. --Field Level Media

Newly signed Brandon McManus kicked a game-winning 45-yard field goal as time expired Sunday to lift the host Green Bay Packers over the Houston Texans 24-22. McManus, who joined Green Bay last Tuesday after the team released inconsistent rookie Brayden Narveson, drilled the winner after the Packers drove 44 yards in the game's final 1:44. Houston (5-2) had taken a 22-21 lead the previous possession on Ka'imi Fairbairn's third field goal of the game, a 35-yarder. Green Bay (5-2) extended its winning streak to three games while stopping the Texans' streak at three. Packers quarterback Jordan Love completed 24 of 33 passes for 220 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions. Josh Jacobs had 76 yards on 12 carries, and Romeo Doubs finished with eight catches for 94 yards. Houston running back Joe Mixon rushed 25 times for 115 yards and two TDs. C.J. Stroud was 10-for-21 passing for 86 yards. Love connected with Doubs for 23 yards on the first play from scrimmage, but Green Bay's fortune shifted three plays later. Neville Hewitt snagged an interception and returned it 45 yards to the Packers' 11-yard line. The hosts limited the Texans to a 23-yard field goal from Fairbairn. After the teams traded punts, the Packers captured their first lead of the afternoon when Love connected with Tucker Kraft for a 14-yard touchdown pass with 13:16 to go in the second quarter. Houston punted on the ensuing possession but capitalized when the ball hit Green Bay's Corey Ballentine and the Texans recovered at the Packers' 11. The Texans scored two plays later on Mixon's 2-yard run. Mixon went for a "Lambeau Leap" celebration after the go-ahead score, but a Packers fan behind the end zone wasn't having it and shoved Mixon back to field level. The Packers regained the lead on a 30-yard TD pass from Love to Dontayvion Wicks with 8:51 to go before halftime. Fairbairn's 52-yard field goal and Mixon's 4-yard TD run gave Houston a 19-14 halftime lead. An 8-yard TD pass from Love to Jacobs with 7:25 left in the third quarter gave Green Bay a 21-19 lead that lasted until Fairbairn's late go-ahead kick. --Field Level Media