The Michigan State Spartans are 2-3 in the Big Ten Conference and 4-4 overall in what has turned out to be a disappointing 2024 season. This past Saturday, the Spartans dropped another conference game, this one to their instate rivals, the Michigan Wolverines, 24-17.
After the game, which was a close battle from start to finish, there was not much talk about the play of the student athletes as much as there were countless discussions and accusations following a brawl at the end of regulation.
As Michigan took a knee to wind down the clock and seal the game, Wolverines tight end Colston Loveland and Spartans defensive end Anthony Jones started grappling. The incident resulted in a bench clearing brawl between the two schools.
With both schools blaming the other, the Big Ten launched an investigation into the incident to determine who was at fault and what the consequences should be.
Michigan State Fans Are Outraged that Michigan Will Not Be Punished
On Tuesday afternoon, the Big Ten released the following statement regarding the brawl:
“The Big Ten Conference thoroughly reviewed video of the incident that occurred at the conclusion of Saturday’s Michigan-Michigan State football game. Amidst the confrontation student-athletes from both teams were on the ground and surrounded by so many individuals that both players were completely obscured from view.
“The video review was inconclusive as to whether individual discipline was appropriate for anyone in the immediate vicinity of the two players who were on the ground. While the confrontation was a disappointing conclusion to the contest, the Conference appreciates the efforts made by staff from both teams, security personnel, and game officials to rapidly de-escalate the incident, as well as the responses by both head coaches. The Big Ten discussed the situation with both institutions and determined that no further action will be taken.”
Michigan State fans were not thrilled with the decision:
What a crock. 💩💩
— Tina Butera, M.D. (@TinaBMD) October 29, 2024
Cool. So the big ten is essentially saying if a person was murdered and there didn’t happen to be video evidence of it happening, then it didn’t happen. Flat out lazy investigation. Their statement and your post means nothing.
— eh-M-sSse-OO (@Manwichtime) October 29, 2024
What a joke. Anthony Jones deserves a suspension. We all knew the Mullings stuff was BS tho
— noah (@noah_p42) October 29, 2024
Was it not clear that Loveland head-butted Anthony Jones and Jones retaliated? Or am I just blind.
— Michael Katz 🇺🇸✡️🇮🇱 (@mkatz1963) October 29, 2024
Big Ten is joke conference just from a outsider view lol..
— Djeeta, all the way !! (@dakota_kun) October 29, 2024
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