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Cops reportedly used pepper spray to break up Michigan-Ohio State post-game brawl

A brawl broke out on the field after Michigan upset Ohio State.

Like every year, the Ohio State-Michigan game on Saturday was heated and intense, both during the game and after the Wolverines upset the No. 2 Buckeyes, 13-10.

In the first half, a small scuffle broke out on Michigan’s sideline and took down a ref, but that was nothing compared with the midfield fight that broke out after the clock hit zero.

Celebrating the upset win, Michigan players brought a block M flag out onto the field and tried to plant it on the Buckeyes’ logo, which angered Ohio State players — particularly Jack Sawyer, according to reports — and sparked an all-out brawl. It wasn’t a good look for anyone involved.

As things escalated, there were multiple reports of police or other security officials using pepper spray or mace to break up the fighting.

While it’s unclear exactly what was sprayed, something clearly was used, and Michigan players looked like they were struggling to see and were experiencing discomfort, as if they had been pepper sprayed.

UPDATE via Ohio State University police:

This story will be updated if we learn more information.

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Michigan’s Kalel Mullings calls out Ohio State for sparking post-game brawl

“They gotta learn how to lose man.”

Michigan senior Kalel Mullings did not mince any words after the Wolverines’ massive upset of No. 2 Ohio State on Saturday was upstaged by a post-game brawl at midfield.

In an interview with the Fox broadcast after police and field security had finally separated all the players, the tailback placed the blame squarely on Ohio State players for storming Michigan’s celebration as the Wolverines planted their flag at midfield (which they have in the past after beating the Buckeyes).

Ohio State players tried to rip the flag away from the Wolverines. Michigan players took it right back and chaos ensued, pepper spray was seemingly used on both teams and the Buckeyes turned a bad day into an embarrassment.

Or as Mullings put it: Ohio State acted like sore losers.

“They gotta learn how to lose man,” Mullings said. “You can’t be fighting and stuff just because you lost a game. We had 60 minutes, four quarters to do all that fighting and now people want to talk and fight?

“That’s wrong. Bad for the game and classless in my opinion.”

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Ohio State and Michigan players brawled at midfield after the Wolverines’ massive upset

Yikes.

Chaos broke out at the end of Michigan-Ohio State after a Wolverines flag being planted on the Buckeyes’ field ended in a massive brawl.

Emotions were understandably high after Michigan upset against No. 2 Ohio State, with Wolverines coach Sherrone Moore playing into the rivalry by waving goodbye to Buckeyes fans after the victory.

However, the flag got players on both sides going for an all-out melee.

We know these two sides don’t like each other, but goodness gracious, this was unnecessary.

Particularly with reports that pepper spray found its way into the fracas, this was a really ugly way for an entertaining football game to end.

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Sherrone Moore waved to Ohio State fans after Michigan upset in delightfully petty move

Sherrone Moore understood the assignment.

Ohio State football suffered its worst loss in quite some time after it fell to archrival Michigan at home, 13-10, on Saturday.

Right after the Wolverines got the fourth-down stop needed to ice the game, Michigan coach Sherrone Moore decided to get some delicious trolling in by waving to the Buckeyes fans in the stands who were now processing such a seismic loss.

If you’re a Michigan fan, it hasn’t been the season you want overall since winning the national title in the winter. However, beating your hated rival and putting such a devastating dent in their season has to feel great.

Moore knows what his job is in a moment like this, and he did an excellent job of keeping this rivalry as feisty as possible after the best win of his head coaching career.

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Fans were furious with Ryan Day and Chip Kelly over Ohio State’s play-calling vs. Michigan

Ohio State’s offense was disastrous in so many ways against the Wolverines.

Unranked Michigan pulled off a stunning (albeit ugly) upset over No. 2 Ohio State on Saturday, winning 13-10 on the road in Columbus in a game where, at times, it seemed like neither team actually wanted to win.

Throughout the game, Ohio State fans online were becoming increasingly frustrated, particularly with head coach Ryan Day, offensive coordinator Chip Kelly and the Buckeyes’ offensive play-calling with a bunch of run plays for a couple yards here and there. Two missed field goals didn’t help either.

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With a 10-10 halftime score, the Buckeyes failed to post a single point in the second half in their disastrous defeat.

Yes, it was windy in Columbus, and yes, Ohio State quarterback Will Howard threw two interceptions and may have been a little rattled after a very hard hit in the first half. But fans couldn’t believe how seldom the Buckeyes were looking to pass to wide receivers Jeremiah Smith and Emeka Egbuka.

Their frustration was fairly warranted when Ohio State finished with just 77 total rushing yards while moving the ball relatively easily through the air — Howard’s interceptions aside. Some fans just vented their frustration online, while others called for Day’s and Kelly’s jobs regardless of the final score.

Either way, angry fans absolutely torched the two Buckeyes coaches throughout the second half and after the game.

Ohio State fans roasted Ryan Day and Chip Kelly for the Buckeyes’ woes against Michigan

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Gus Johnson’s voice shattered while calling Michigan’s awful pick against Ohio State

Gus Johnson’s voice broke!

Michigan-Ohio State turned into one of the sloppiest rivalry games we’ve seen in some time between the two teams on Saturday.

During the game’s fourth quarter, Michigan squandered a chance to break the 10-10 tie when Wolverines QB Davis Warren threw a really bad red-zone interception to Buckeyes defensive end Jack Sawyer.

On the Fox Sports broadcast, Gus Johnson’s voice shattered into a million stunned pieces the second Sawyer snagged the inexplicable end-zone interception.

It was a hysterical moment from Johnson, who was clearly overwhelmed by how much silliness was going on in this game for such a pivotal moment to end in a turnover.

The reactions to this Johnson moment were pretty good, too.

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Nick Saban sends clear message to Alabama’s locker room before the Iron Bowl against Auburn

Nick Saban sounded ready to get back on the sidelines for the Iron Bowl.

There have been a few occasions this season where it really seems like Nick Saban would love nothing more than to walk into Alabama’s locker room and scream some sense into the Crimson Tide.

On ESPN’s College GameDay we’ve seen Saban snap into Coach Mode and deliver some of his trademark advice. Saturday before the Iron Bowl between Alabama and Auburn was no exception.

Coming off (another) brutal loss to Oklahoma, Alabama enters the regular season finale at 8-3 and with its playoff hopes on life support at best. And Saban seemingly couldn’t let the moment pass without delivering a message to his former players about what’s at stake today.

McAfee was not wrong. It sure sounded like Saban was trying to coach the Crimson Tide there.

Then again, it’s Iron Bowl Day. You really can’t blame him.

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An Ohio State-Michigan sideline scuffle knocked a ref to the ground

The official seemed to be OK after almost getting trampled.

Surprising to absolutely no one, the Ohio State-Michigan game Saturday had both teams fired up, and things got a little chippy early during the second quarter when a brief scuffle broke out.

The No. 2 Buckeyes were at first-and-10 on Michigan’s 42-yard line early in the second quarter when Ohio State quarterback Will Howard connected with wide receiver Jeremiah Smith for a five-yard gain.

After the whistle on the Michigan sideline, Smith was tackled to the ground and surrounded by Wolverines players. As Smith got up, it looked like some heated words were exchanged, and there appeared to be some pushing and shoving from both sides — though it’s unclear who exactly started it.

As the scuffle made its way onto the field, it looked like things could get out of hand quickly. Thankfully, it didn’t, but amid all the chaos, an official was knocked down in a seemingly dangerous spot.

The referee seemed to be OK after almost getting trampled and was helped up. Both teams were dealt off-setting penalties because of the skirmish.

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College GameDay: See Lee Corso’s headgear pick for Texas-Texas A&M

Lee Corso made his final pick of the 2024 regular season from Texas-Texas A&M in College Station.

For the last regular-season game of the season, ESPN’s College GameDay was in College Station for No. 3 Texas at No. 20 Texas A&M, where the winner of that game will face Georgia in the SEC championship matchup next weekend.

With Dude Perfect on set as the guest picker, the GameDay crew made their weekly picks. Among his, the legendary Lee Corso went with No. 19 BYU over Houston, No. 6 Miami over Syracuse, No. 5 Notre Dame over USC, No. 13 Alabama over Auburn, No. 8 Tennessee over Vanderbilt and No. 2 Ohio State over Michigan.

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But then it was time for GameDay’s game of the week: Longhorns or Aggies. And Corso went with Texas, putting on a Bevo head with horns up:

Texas is a 5.5-point favorite over Texas A&M on Saturday, according to BetMGM.

Nick Saban also picked Texas over Texas A&M, but he acknowledged how hard it is to play in College Station first.

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Georgia Tech-Georgia was everything right and wrong with college football overtime

The overtimes were fantastic, when the teams actually got to snap the ball.

They call the Georgia-Georgia Tech rivalry Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate and it seems finally on Friday everyone found something to hate together: the absurdity of college football’s current overtime rules.

The big story from the game is that Georgia erased a 17-0 deficit after halftime and prevailed, 44-42, after eight overtime periods to bolster the Bulldogs’ College Football Playoff resume ahead of the SEC Championship Game.

The subplot is just how drawn out the overtime process was (to say little of some questionable refereeing that got the game to overtime).

No one is arguing the overtimes weren’t thrilling, but they could’ve taken much less time to complete.

The current overtime system in college football begins with each team alternating attempts to score from their opponent’s 25-yard line. If neither team scores, or the game remains tied following the period, it moves to a second overtime, during which any team that scores is required to go for two. If there is still no winner, the teams compete in dueling two-point conversions attempts. Think of it like an shootout in hockey at that point.

The problem is just how much time was elapsing between each play. As the overtimes dragged on, play was halted after each overtime to switch sides of the field. Then there would inevitably another pause for a team to use it’s one time out of the overtime.

It was all a bit much.

Those were the gripes. But don’t let it (entirely) overshadow the epic touchdowns — and drops — the overtimes produced. When the teams actually got to run plays, the sport showcased what it gets right about overtime: the opportunity to see a score on every snap.

See how much more fun that is to watch without timeouts and commercial breaks? Hopefully the NCAA agrees and fixes some of this madness for next season.

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