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SEC suspends five players from Florida-Missouri brawl

The SEC has announced the repercussions for Florida and Missouri following Saturday’s halftime brawl between the two teams.

The SEC has announced the punishments to the Florida Gators and Missouri Tigers following the brawl that took place during Saturday’s game, according to multiple reports.

Florida head coach Dan Mullen is being fined $25,000 and Florida defensive linemen Zachary Carter and Antwuan Powell will be suspended for the first half of this Saturday’s game against Georgia.

Missouri linebacker Chad Bailey, offensive lineman Dylan Spencer and defensive lineman Markell Utsey will also be suspended for the first half of the Tigers next game, which is November 14th and also against Georgia.  Missouri has a bye week this weekend.

The Gators have had several positive COVID-19 tests and were playing their first game since October 10th where they lost to Texas A&M.

The brawl happened just after the final play of the first half of Florida’s 41-17 victory over the Tigers.

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Missouri defensive lineman Trajan Jeffcoat had a questionable late hit on Florida quarterback Kyle Trask which started it all.  Dan Mullen completely lost his cool, screaming at officials over the possibly dirty hit.

“There is no place in college football for the kind of incident that took place,” said SEC commissioner Greg Sankey in a statement. “Everyone involved is responsible for meeting sportsmanship standards throughout each game. Running on the field to confront a game official, the gathering of teams in an on-field confrontation and student-athletes throwing punches are all disappointing at any time, but even more so as we work to support healthy competition during a pandemic.”

Great news for the Dawgs, bad news for the Gators and Tigers.

Saturday’s matchup between No. 8 Florida (3-1, 3-1) and No. 5 Georgia (4-1, 4-1) is set to kickoff in Jacksonville at 3:30 ET on CBS.

Florida, Missouri brawl at halftime: suspensions likely

The Florida Gators and Missouri Tigers brawled at halftime of their game. Punches were thrown and suspensions are coming.

The Florida Gators and Missouri Tigers brawled at halftime. The Tigers had a late hit on Florida quarterback Kyle Trask on the final play of the first half. The play didn’t receive a penalty, but Florida was upset with the hit.

Both teams got in a skirmish while they were walking back to their respective locker rooms. Florida head coach Dan Mullen was among those who were fired up at Missouri for the hit. Mullen pumped up the crowd following the brawl in a questionable move.

There will likely be suspensions as a result of the fight. Numerous players were involved and will miss game time. Three players were ejected.

Florida Gators defensive lineman No. 17 Zachary Carter threw punches and will likely be suspended for next week and possibly longer. Carter is a starter and recorded 4.5 sacks last season. Reserve Florida linebacker Antwuan Powell was additionally ejected. This is not what the doctor ordered for the Florida Gators, who already have depleted depth due to COVID-19.

Missouri Tigers defensive lineman Tre Williams was ejected as well. The Missouri Tigers have a bye this week, then they play the Georgia Bulldogs.

The brawl is especially problematic for Florida, who faces the Georgia Bulldogs next week in a key SEC East battle. The winner of the contest will likely advance to the SEC Championship Game. Florida may be without a key defender for the contest.

This is the late hit that started the conflict. Florida players have a right to defend their quarterback, but the brawl was too much. This hit clearly deserved a flag from the officials.

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