Texas coach Steve Sarkisian said the No. 5 Longhorns have a “passionate fanbase” that needs to use “better discretion” after the school was fined and threatened with further sanctions by the Southeastern Conference over fans throwing water bottles and trash on the field during a loss to No.

Texas fans pelted the field after an apparent pass interference penalty against the Longhorns, prompting the game to be briefly delayed for cleanup before the penalty was ultimately reversed.

Not surprisingly, given how much football is valued across most of its 16 members, there’s another distinction the SEC holds — its coaches are among the highest-paid nationally in college football. In the SEC, “it just means more” also applies to the coaches’ pay stubs.

The top teams hold firm in the latest USA TODAY Sports Super 25 rankings, setting up a Mater Dei-St. John Bosco Super 25 matchup in Week 10.

The final week of Conference USA’s October slate that sees the league featured in midweek games is coming to an end and several teams are entering crucial matchups. Last week’s games saw Scotty Walden earn his first win as an FBS head coach as the Miners upset favored Florida International in front of the home El Paso crowd.