Police Pepper Spray Players After On-Field Brawl Breaks Out at Michigan vs. Ohio State Football Game

Mar. 15, 2025

As one of college football’s biggest rivalries brawled after a heated game, police deployed pepper spray, hitting players on both sides, plus other personnel on the field.

An Ohio State player and a Michigan supporter fight over Michigan’s flag after the Wolverines defeated the Buckeyes on Nov. 30.Jason Mowry/Getty

Jason Mowry/Getty

In a post-gameclipthat Columbus radio station WBNS-FM shared on X (formerly known as Twitter), OSU’s Jack Sawyer could be heard saying, “They’re not f—— planting a flag on our f—— field again.”

After a Michigan supporter picked up the flag, several OSU players tried to grab it, the footage shows.

As the on-field fight escalated, security officials and police officers attempted to break it up, with several cops using pepper spray, OSU Police confirmed in anofficial statementon X after the game.

OSU Police also stated that they are the “lead agency” for games at Ohio Stadium, and said they “will continue to investigate" the incident.

An overhead view of the fight that broke out at the Michigan vs. Ohio State game on Nov. 30, 2024.FOX

FOX

Pepper spray reportedly hit not only players involved in the altercation, but others who were on the field as well, including the photographer who captured UMGoBlue’s footage and a journalist.

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“I don’t know all the details of it,” Day said, according toCBS Sports. “I know that those guys were looking to put a flag on our field, and our guys weren’t going to let that happen. I’ll find out exactly what happened, but this is our field.”

The coach added: “Certainly, we’re embarrassed that we lost the game, but there’s some prideful guys on this team that weren’t going to let that happen.”

source: people.com