Michigan did it again. The Wolverines defeated the Ohio State Buckeyes for a fourth season in a row. When the final whistle blew, Michigan held a 13-10 lead over the Buckeyes and ruined Ryan Day's hopes of a good ending to his regular season.
After the game concluded, chaos ensued in the middle of the field. As frustrations boiled over, a fight broke out over the Ohio State 'O' and it only went downhill from there.
Ohio State’s Jack Sawyer rips away the Michigan flag and throws it amid the insanity after the game. Cops. Pepper spray was even used. Two Michigan players were on the ground rubbing their faces. A photographer as well. Police later lined up at 50 to build a human wall. pic.twitter.com/xANs878xe7
— Brandon Marcello (@bmarcello) November 30, 2024
As players began throwing jabs back and forth, not to mention the tearing down of flags that seemingly started it all, the police entered the scene which somehow made it even worse. The cops dispensed pepper spray that got in the eyes of players and staff members alike, sending the scene into utter mayhem.
Cops distributing pepper spray, good work fellas (via @UMGoBlog) pic.twitter.com/VwcbORG2Is
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) November 30, 2024
After the fight had been cleared, most people would expect a head coach (of either side) to say those actions weren't a reflection of what their program stands for. Instead, Day made a terrible situation even worse...
Ryan Day on the postgame fight: "I don’t know all the details, but I know these guys were looking to put a flag on our field and we’re not going to let that happen.”
— Bill Bender (@BillBender92) November 30, 2024
The Wolverines have owned the Buckeyes, both in Ann Arbor and in Columbus, but it should never come to physical violence or violence of any kind. As the fight slowed down, players were seen struggling to open their eyes after the pepper spray had hit them during the brawl.
Ohio State police appear to have pepper sprayed players during the brawl pic.twitter.com/s4nNz6mom5
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) November 30, 2024
Many people pointed out that if the conference reviews the incident, players on both sides could receive suspensions. For Michigan, that just means they would miss some or all of the Wolverines' bowl game. For Ohio State, however, it could mean players missing the Buckeyes' first game in the College Football Playoffs.
Have a feeling there will be some suspensions after they review the tape of that brawl. And for Ohio State, those would for their first CFP game, if there are any.
— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) November 30, 2024