In the biggest decision to come out of this week’s Southeastern Conference spring meetings in Destin, Fla., the league’s presidents and chancellors voted to grant member schools the autonomy to decide if they want to sell alcohol at their athletics venues effective Aug. 1, provided they follow certain requirements.
Since Mizzou joined the SEC in 2012, the conference has banned alcohol sales in general seating areas at sporting events. The SEC has instead limited its members to serve alcohol in private suites, as has been the case at MU’s Memorial Stadium, Mizzou Arena and Taylor Stadium.
Under the SEC’s new policy, each school can designate the locations where alcoholic drinks can be sold, consistent with SEC-approved alcohol management expectations, along with each school’s policies and any state or local regulations.