Urban Meyer of Florida became the first coach to be disciplined under the Southeastern Conference’s new policy regarding criticizing officials.

The league fined Meyer $30,000 on Friday, two days after he said referees missed a late hit against quarterback Tim Tebow in No. 1 Florida’s 41-17 win against Georgia. Meyer sent video of the play to the SEC office, but his mistake was telling reporters refs missed the call.

Last week, the SEC changed its policy about coaches publicly criticizing officials, making the punishment either a fine or a suspension and doing away with reprimands.

“As I stated last week, I have great respect for commissioner Mike Slive and the Southeastern Conference, and I respect this decision,” Meyer said in a statement. “There was no intent to criticize an official after being asked about a situation that occurred last Saturday, and I apologize for my remarks.”

Extra points

Prosser High graduate Kellen Moore threw for 354 yards and three touchdowns, and No. 5 Boise State (9-0 overall, 4-0 Western Athletic Conference) survived a scare on the road with a 45-35 victory over upstart Louisiana Tech (3-6, 2-4) in Ruston, La. ... Oklahoma State wide receiver Dez Bryant said he plans to enter the NFL draft after the NCAA rejected a final appeal by the school to reinstate the junior All-American, who lied about contact with ex-NFL player Deion Sanders. ... New Mexico has changed its human resources policies in the wake of an altercation involving coach Mike Locksley. Personnel issues previously handled by the athletic department now must go through the school’s Division of Human Resources. ... Stanford will be without top linebacker Clinton Snyder for the rest of the season because of a knee injury.