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An NCAA Division II college football game between the Central State University Marauders and the Fort Valley State University Wildcats descended into chaos Saturday after the final whistle had blown.
Central State defeated Fort Valley State, 18-14, to spoil the Wildcats’ homecoming day. But the action didn’t end there.
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The sign posts and scoreboards below are seen before the Division II football championship held at McKinney ISD Stadium on December 21, 2024 in McKinney, Texas. (Photos by C. Morgan Engel/NCAA via Getty Images)
A video posted on social media by journalist Kalan Hooks showed two Wildcats players getting into hand-to-hand combat with a Marauders player. The players began to dogpile on top of each other with some punches thrown into the fray. Just when things seemed to cool down and the players were separated, another skirmish occurred near the stands.
“Coaches, I took your players off the field,” the public address announcer was heard.
The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC), to which both football programs belong, announced Monday that 20 players were suspended by Brouhaha – 11 players from Central State and nine from Fort Valley. Both head coaches were also suspended.
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The field is seen before the NCAA Division II Football Championship held at McKinney ISD Stadium on December 21, 2024 in McKinney, Texas. (Photos by C. Morgan Engel/NCAA via Getty Images)
“Acts of unsportsmanlike conduct have no place in intercollegiate athletics or within the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference,” SIAC Commissioner Anthony Holloman said in a statement. “I am extremely disappointed that this event has overshadowed what was otherwise a very competitive game of football.”
The conference said both schools violated its code of ethics policies and were fined an undisclosed amount.
Detailed view of a penalty flag during a football game on November 7, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Cooper Neill/Getty Images)
“We do not condone behavior that does not meet these standards, and we are taking steps to ensure our student-athletes understand the importance of representing the university with Wildcat pride and professionalism on and off the field,” Fort Valley State said in a statement.
