The Big Ten has opted not to do anything in the aftermath of Saturday’s fight between rivals Michigan and Michigan State Saturday night at the Big House that saw the Wolverines walk away with a 24-17 win.
In a released statement, the Conference concluded that the video evidence of the altercation was inconclusive due to members of both teams obstructing the view of the incident.
The actual fight itself broke out when Michigan’s Colston Loveland got into it with Michigan State’s Anthony Jones resulting in both teams rushing the field.
Neither school escalated the situation further, unlike a couple of years ago during the fight in the Michigan Stadium tunnel. In that case, former head coach Jim Harbaugh indicated that he “expected” criminal charges to be filed against the Michigan State players. This time, Wolverines head coach Sherrone Moore stated that any actions would be handled internally, while Spartans head coach Jonathan Smith mentioned that his school would wait for the Big Ten to investigate the incident.
“I haven’t thoroughly looked at every angle and all that,” Smith said on Monday. “It was a lot of bodies out there. We had a staff member that was in the fray of it and a player in the fray of it, and that’s what we’re hoping they’re looking into.”
Meanwhile, MSU AD Alan Haller told reporters that he wanted the Big Ten to hold Michigan to “the same standard that everyone’s held to,” but stopped short of saying that criminal charges should be filed.