WATCH: Every Kentucky, Tennessee player receives unsportsmanlike conduct penalty after near fight

I don’t recall ever seeing this “blanket” penalty called.

During a kickoff that was a deep touchback in the first quarter, every Tennessee and Kentucky player received an unsportsmanlike conduct foul for a near fight at mid-field. No punches were thrown, and things didn’t get ugly.

But the referees are making sure it doesn’t happen again.

So, if any other player receives an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty, he will be ejected from the game.

At the time of the penalty, Kentucky was winning 7-3.

Here’s video of the penalty (video of the near fight is below):

Every player in the Kentucky-Tennessee game just got an unsportsmanlike conduct personal foul? Has to be a first… pic.twitter.com/Uv7rKzrzbn

— Brandon Saho (@BrandonSaho) October 29, 2017

Every player in Tennessee-Kentucky was given a personal foul on this scuffle.

If any player gets one more, they're gone. pic.twitter.com/CFzLDvduVn

— ESPN CollegeFootball (@ESPNCFB) October 29, 2017

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