Michigan football's Jim Harbaugh called MSU players fighting Michigan players a "traumatic" experience, expects criminal charges will be filed.
And we're going to support them and their families in every possible way." "An apology will not get the job done in this instance, there should be serious consequences for the many individuals who are culpable. Michigan State athletic director Alan Haller released a statement through the department's twitter account Sunday evening, saying in part, "our athletic department and football program represent the highest ethical, academics and athletics standards ... "There needs to be accountability, there needs to be a full, thorough, timely investigation. "Right now we have an ongoing police investigation, what happened in the tunnel was egregious, sickening to watch," Harbaugh said Monday afternoon. The video shows McBurrows was punched and kicked while on the ground.
The video captured by Detroit News showed two alleged incidents, including a scuffle in which a Michigan player was shoved and kicked by several MSU players.
[Bookmark](https://si.com/fannation/college/cfb-hq) We will let the Big Ten and law enforcement handle it, but this is not what a rivalry should be about. "That's not the way another team should grab a player and do what they did. "I talked to the commissioner and he's looking into it. The police are also looking into it. "You saw the video, the 10 on 1.
Multiple Spartans were involved in a fight after Saturday's loss at Michigan. Four players were suspended following the incident.
It was from multiple Spartans [being involved in a fight in the Michigan Stadium tunnel](https://www.mlive.com/sports/2022/10/michigan-michigan-state-players-fight-in-postgame-tunnel.html) after the game. Tucker’s latest challenge in a fall marked by them will be getting his team regrouped and making the most of what’s left. That looks like a longshot with the last month of the schedule starting with a trip to No. Now 115 games into the series between Michigan State and Michigan that began in 1898, the annual in-state matchup has become increasingly toxic. The suspensions announced by Tucker and Michigan State athletic director Alan Haller late Sunday night were a start in cleaning up the mess. [have been suspended indefinitely](https://www.mlive.com/sports/2022/10/four-michigan-state-players-suspended-after-alarming-postgame-fight-at-michigan.html) and the investigation will continue to see if any other players deserve discipline. However, the actions by Michigan State players clearly were out of line and could result in criminal charges. Although it’s fortunate nobody appeared to be seriously hurt, it was an ugly moment that reflects very poorly on Michigan State’s program, the university and its head coach. Haller released a statement Sunday night calling the video evidence “alarming” while saying they’re working to make sure that conduct won’t be repeated. Michigan defensive back Gemon Green was also injured in an incident involving multiple players as video shows Crump swinging his helmet and hitting Green. Coming off an 11-win season and having now lost five of their last six games, this season has been a huge disappointment. This time it wasn’t for what happened on the field
Michigan defensive back Gemon Green was the player struck in the head with a helmet by a Michigan State football player in Saturday's postgame scuffle in ...
He said Gemon was struck with a helmet in the face, back and shoulder.” [A second video of the incident emerged](https://247sports.com/Article/Michigan-Michigan-State-fight-Second-video-shows-new-angle-of-Spartans-postgame-altercation-with-Wolverines-196482428/) Sunday with a new angle of the scuffle, which allegedly shows the helmet swing. We won on the field, this man ( [Jim Harbaugh](//247sports.com/Coach/Jim-Harbaugh-732)) and this team and those players went out there and won. The Big Ten and law enforcement will handle it, but this is not what a rivalry should be about, and it’s not how it should be remembered. "Situations like these, and the safety of the community, are taken very seriously." “The health and safety of our student-athletes, coaches, personnel, and the Spartan community remain our number one priority. The family is set to press charges, according to VanHaaren.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Jim Harbaugh said he “can't imagine that this will not result in criminal charges” after seeing videos from the Michigan football tunnel ...
“These are the actions of these individuals, and they need to be accountable for them.” “There needs to be accountability,” he said. Once they’re into the tunnel, completely into the tunnel, then the Michigan team starts moving into the tunnel. “They were walking up the tunnel exactly how they have each of the last games,” Harbaugh said. “What happened in the tunnel was egregious,” Harbaugh said. They go up the tunnel with the other players.” “There needs to be a full, thorough, timely investigation. “They were walking up the tunnel together. “After the game, we’ve never had any kind of incident. The video shows four, five, six on one, and four, five, six on another, dragging them into a -- Ja’Den was pulled into, you saw it, where the media is in that hallway.” I’ll let the investigation proceed from there.” The fights broke out after Saturday night’s Michigan-Michigan State game in Ann Arbor.
New video footage has surfaced from Saturday's Michigan-Michigan State brawl, showing a Wolverines player being hit with a Spartan player's helmet during ...
The latest video appears to show a Spartan player swinging and hitting a Michigan player with his helmet. 'The health and safety of our student-athletes, coaches, personnel, and the Spartan community remain our priority. Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh said Saturday night that one of the players, who he did not identify, might have a broken nose. The Wolverines player seems to be alone as several Spartans surround him. [Michigan](/news/michigan/index.html) Stadium tunnel after fourth-ranked [Wolverines beat the Spartans 29-7](/sport/sportsnews/article-11370317/Michigan-head-coach-Jim-Harbaugh-furious-two-players-ASSAULTED-police-investigate-brawl.html) Saturday night in Ann Arbor. Social media posts immediately following the incident showed Michigan State players pushing, punching and kicking Michigan's Ja'Den McBurrows in and near a hallway that doesn't lead to either locker room.
Former DeSoto High School standout Gemon Green was one of two University of Michigan football players attacked after Saturday's rivalry game against ...
It's also very important to say we honor the traditions of the Big Ten conference, including the Michigan State Michigan rivalry game, and we have a responsibility to uphold the values of this great university," said Michigan State football coach Mel Tucker. Gemon was punched and then Ja'den was trying to help," said Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh. "A deadly weapon was potentially used.
New video from ESPN and given with permission to 7 Action News shows what happened inside the tunnel during a fight between Michigan State players and two ...
He also said that both players have injuries, but didn't elaborate on what the injuries were. "What happened in the tunnel was egregious. They are unacceptable."