Players Pepper-Sprayed in Huge Fistfight Midfield After Michigan-Ohio Football Game

College football players were among those pepper-sprayed on the field during a live broadcast Saturday after Michigan’s Wolverines upset the Ohio State Buckeyes 13-10 and an enormous and chaotic fight midfield.

Shortly after the unexpected win, players and some fans got into a major physical altercation on the field as an attempt to plant a Michigan flag on the Ohio State logo devolved into chaos, with punches and kicks being exchanged between the players and others.

Michigan defensive tackle Mason Graham was being interviewed by Fox Sports sideline reporter Jenny Taft about the win, and his jubilance was cut short mid-sentence as the fight broke out around them.

Security finally rushed the field and, and as can be seen at around 2:05 in the below video from the @UMGoBlog Michigan fan-run account on X, at least one guard began using what was reported to be pepper spray in separating the players.

Video from Fox Sports shared on their official X account showed some players on the sidelines after the fight reacting to the spray, and the network shared other clips from the live broadcast that was airing as the whole thing went down.

Other accounts soon shared video from a variety of angles showing the fight and the pepper spray as well as first-hand accounts from some who were there.

In another on-field interview with Taft immediately after the fight was broken up, Michigan running back Kalel Mullings blamed Ohio State players, saying they need to “learn how to lose.”

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