ESPN school soccer analyst Kirk Herbstreit is just not proud of the Large Ten’s punishment determination for the Ohio State vs. Michigan postgame struggle on Saturday.
Ohio State misplaced to Michigan, 13-10, at The Horseshoe in Columbus. The Buckeyes have now misplaced 4 straight video games in opposition to the Wolverines. Following the sport, Sherrone Moore’s staff tried to plant a Block M flag at midfield. Ohio State gamers took exception to this and a postgame struggle broke out.
The Large Ten introduced on Sunday evening that Ohio State and Michigan would each be fined $100,000 for the postgame struggle, however no gamers or coaches will probably be suspended.
“Not solely did the actions of each groups violate basic components of sportsmanship corresponding to respect and civility, the character of the incident additionally jeopardized the security of members and bystanders,” the Large Ten assertion mentioned.
Ohio State accepted the tremendous, as did Michigan.
“What occurred post-game yesterday was unlucky,” the assertion mentioned. “Good sportsmanship is all the time necessary in every little thing we do at Ohio State. Shifting ahead, we are going to proceed to look at and tackle our post-game protocols to make sure our student-athletes, coaches, visiting groups and employees safely exit the sector.”
Herbstreit is not joyful, although. He believes that gamers must be suspended in the event that they had been preventing.
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Herbstreit took to social media on Sunday night.
“I feel any convention commissioner who had a staff or groups concerned within the postgame fights owes it to his convention and THE SPORT of CFB to review the movie very carefully and sit anybody who was concerned in being an aggressor to assist escalate the scenario. Sit these concerned for his or her subsequent recreation. Whether or not it’s a bowl recreation or playoff recreation. These dudes want consequences-for their very own good!” he wrote to his 1.8 million followers on X.
I feel any convention commissioner who had a staff or groups concerned within the postgame fights owes it to his convention and THE SPORT of CFB to review the movie very carefully and sit anybody who was concerned in being an aggressor to assist escalate the scenario. Sit these concerned for…
— Kirk Herbstreit (@KirkHerbstreit) December 2, 2024
It is a honest level – and one which others are making, as many felt that the punishment was weak – however when that many gamers are concerned, typically it is best to only transfer on.
Ought to the Large Ten have handed out larger punishment for the Ohio State vs. Michigan postgame brawl?
