A Michigan State player and staffer were on the ground during a postgame skirmish where it appeared they may have been stomped on by a Michigan player following Saturday night’s rivalry game.
Tempers flared following Michigan State’s loss to rival Michigan on Saturday night, and that boiled over into a Michigan player stomping on a Spartans player and staffer. Michigan State head coach Jonathan Smith confirmed this happened after the game during his weekly press conference on Monday.
Based on video footage, it is believed that Michigan starting running back Kalel Mullings was the Wolverines player who stomped on the Spartans’ player and staffer. According to Smith, the Big Ten is investigating the incident.
Smith says MSU had a player and staff member in the pile where Michigan RB Kalel Mullings was caught on video stomping. That is something the Big Ten will be examining, he adds.
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Michigan topped the Spartans, 24-17, in the in-state rivalry. Michigan State has lost three straight games to the Wolverines, and this was the second time in three years that a postgame incident occurred.
Michigan State football returns to the field this week in a home game against Indiana. Kickoff between the Spartans and Hoosiers is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET.
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