Brawl erupts between college football teams, multiple players ejected
By Mark Kern
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Emotions can be high during a college football game, and that was clear on Saturday as Bethune-Cookman took on Grambling State. It started as the teams were coming out for the second half of the game that Grambling State won, 31-23.
Here’s a look at the scene:
Grambling State coach Mickey Joseph talked to reporters after the game, saying that a few players from Bethune-Cookman were coming out slow from the locker room as his team was trying to run on the field.
“You gotta make sure as a coach, support staff that all your players come down,” Joseph said. “If you’re gonna walk down there and take your time. Now, there’s 3:30 left on the clock and you got four or five of their kids just taking their time. We gotta go. We can’t wait on two players, but they should never leave their players. Who leaves their players? Who leaves their players over there knowing we got to come down. We aren’t going to tolerate the disrespect.”
It was an explosive start for both teams, as Grambling had a 24-20 lead at the half. However, after the brawl occurred, all the fireworks ended, as there were only 10 points in the second half. Quarterback Hayden Benoit had a monster game, as the freshman threw for 220 yards, four touchdowns and one interception.
Grambling dominated on the line of scrimmage, as the Tigers rushed for 197 yards on offense. On defense, they held the Wildcats to only 26 yards on 29 carries. With the win, the Tigers moved to 6-3 on the season.
