Football Reporters Were Accidentally Pepper Sprayed During Ohio State, Michigan Brawl

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Football Reporters Were Accidentally Pepper Sprayed During Ohio State, Michigan Brawl

Originally posted on The Spun | By Chris Rosvoglou | Last updated Nov 30, 2024 4:40 PM ET

Immediately after Michigan defeated Ohio State this Saturday in Columbus, a massive brawl broke out at midfield. Apparently, the police needed to take drastic measures to break it up.

Ohio State players were furious that Michigan wanted to plant a flag at midfield. While we understand why, it's hard to get mad after blowing a game where your team was favored by three touchdowns. That being said, punches were thrown as soon as the Wolverines tried to claim Ohio Stadium as their own. In an effort to defuse the tension, the cops used pepper spray on the field. Some Michigan players were spotted with tears in their eyes.

Not only were players hit with pepper spray, some reporters were also struck in the crossfire.

"Just got secondhand pepper sprayed," Pat Forde of Sports Illustrated wrote on X.

Forde also shared a video of the wild scene at Ohio Stadium.

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— Pat Forde (@ByPatForde) November 30, 2024

Ohio State coach Ryan Day was asked about this afternoon's brawl. His response was pretty underwhelming.

"I don’t know all the details of it, but those guys were looking to put a flag on our field and our guys weren’t going to let that happen," Day told reporters. "Certainly we’re embarrassed about the loss, but we have some prideful guys."

Michigan running back Kalel Mullings, on the other hand, said Ohio State has to learn how to lose with grace.

"For such a great game, you hate to see stuff like that after the game," Mullings said. "It's just bad for the sport, it's bad for college football. At the end of the day though, some people gotta learn how to lose man. You can't be fighting and stuff just because you lost a game. We had 60 minutes and four quarters to do all that fighting. So now you want to fight? That's just wrong. It's bad for the game - classless, in my opinion. People got to be better."

The Big Ten has not yet announced if players will be disciplined for their actions.

At the very least, Michigan and Ohio State have to come forward and accept some responsibility for this mess.

This article first appeared on The Spun and was syndicated with permission.

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