When a brawl broke out after a heated game in one of college football’s biggest rivalries, police used pepper spray, hitting players on both sides and other personnel on the field.

On Saturday, November 30, the Michigan Wolverines celebrated a 13-10 road win over the Ohio State Buckeyes (their fourth straight victory over the team) by planting their flag at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, as an OSU player intervened – and a fight broke out.

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When the Wolverines tried to do just that — raise a Michigan flag at midfield — the defense grabbed the flag and threw it to the ground, leading to a physical altercation between the two teams, according to footage captured by sportswriter Brandon Marcello emerges from X.

After a Michigan supporter picked up the flag, several OSU players attempted to grab it, the footage shows.

As the fight escalated on the field, security officers and police attempted to break it up, with several officers using pepper spray, OSU police confirmed in an official statement on X after the game.

“After the game, officers from multiple law enforcement agencies helped break up an altercation on the field,” the statement said. “During the altercation, multiple officers from Ohio and Michigan deployed pepper spray.”

OSU Police also said it was the “lead agency” for the games at Ohio Stadium and that it would “continue to investigate” the incident.

Footage captured by Michigan fan blog UMGoBlue shows a police officer throwing an OSU player to the ground and another using pepper spray. The official appeared to aim the blast at a group of players, but due to the wind on the field, some of the spray blew back in the opposite direction.

Pepper spray reportedly hit not only the players involved in the altercation, but also others who were on the field, including the photographer who took UMGoBlue’s footage and a journalist.

After the fight, Sports Illustrated Author Pat Forde wrote down

Two Michigan players were seen squinting and rubbing their eyes after the on-field brawl, side footage from FOX College Football shows.

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In a postgame press conference, OSU head coach Ryan Day addressed his players’ fight and demeanor, saying his team was too proud to stand idly by while Michigan marked territory.

“I don’t know all the details,” Day said, according to CBS Sports. “I know those guys wanted to plant a flag on our field and our guys weren’t going to let that happen. I’ll find out exactly what happened, but that’s our area of ​​expertise.”

The coach added: “Of course we’re embarrassed that we lost the game, but there are some proud boys in this team who wouldn’t let that happen.”