Michigan, Michigan State football players have postgame altercation in tunnel
What started off as typical end of the game chippiness turned ugly, the Michigan Wolverines and Michigan State Spartans had some words that turned physical in the Michigan Stadium tunnel after the game.
Footage of the scuffling pic.twitter.com/cipLWi5RBS
— Matt Charboneau (@mattcharboneau) October 30, 2022
— Kyle Austin (@kylebaustin) October 30, 2022
My video didn’t record as players were bumping into me but this is the aftermath in the tunnel when UM got up there and MSU was mostly in the locker room. pic.twitter.com/ckVYIg1Pfx
— Chris Solari (@chrissolari) October 30, 2022
Head coaches of both teams, Michigan State's Mel Tucker and Michigan's Jim Harbaugh were seen trying to direct their players to the respective locker rooms. The trash talk had begun just seconds after the final play of U-M's 29-7 victory over MSU and the delayed, yet respectful handshake between Tucker and Harbaugh was sandwiched between players from both MSU and U-M trash talking and jostling.
MSU head coach Mel Tucker discussed the postgame altercation with reporters after the game.
Mel Tucker at the podium: Says he doesn’t know what happened in the tunnel. “things were heated and we have to figure out what happened.”
— Chris Solari (@chrissolari) October 30, 2022
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This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Michigan, MSU football players have postgame altercation in tunnel