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SEC announces suspensions for Florida, Tennessee players after fight
By Andrew Olson
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The SEC is suspending 4 players for their involvement in the on-field scuffle at the end of the Tennessee-Florida game.
The suspensions are for the first half of Saturday’s games. Florida will be without 2 starting offensive linemen and a tight end, while Tennessee will be without starting defensive lineman Omarr Norman-Lott.
The SEC suspended the 4 players after reviewing video from the final play of Florida’s 29-16 win over Tennessee. The conference says both schools were consulted.
Florida was seeking to run out the clock before kneeling down on 4th-and-16 with 9 seconds left so that Tennessee would not get another possession. UF QB Graham Mertz was hit by Omari Thomas with time still on the clock. A brief scuffle ensued.
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The Gators will be without offensive linemen Micah Mazzccua and Damieon George Jr. as well as tight end Dante Zanders for the first half of Saturday’s home game against Charlotte (7 p.m. ET, ESPN+/SEC Network+). Mazzccua and George are starters, while Zanders was second-string on the Week 3 depth chart.
The Vols will be without Norman-Lott for the first half against UTSA (4 p.m. ET, SEC Network).
NEWS | Disciplinary measures announced for Florida, Tennessee football players after flagrant unsportsmanlike actions on Saturday.
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— Southeastern Conference (@SEC) September 18, 2023
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