Massive college football fight leads to suspensions for more than two dozen players

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Grambling State’s rivalry-game victory over Bethune-Cookman on Saturday was marred by a massive brawl that broke out at halftime.

The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) announced on Monday that more than two dozen players were suspended following the melee – nine players from Bethune-Cookman and 18 from Grambling State.

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Grambling State Tigers players in the Las Vegas HBCU Classic against the Jackson State Tigers at Allegiant Stadium on Oct. 25, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Candice Ward/Getty Images)

"We’re extremely disappointed by the events that transpired during halftime of the Bethune-Cookman at Grambling State football game," SWAC Commissioner Dr. Charles McClelland said in a statement. "Acts of that nature have zero place in the Southwestern Athletic Conference and intercollegiate athletics.

"The Conference Office has and will continue to enforce a zero-tolerance policy for all acts deemed to be unsportsmanlike and contrary to the high standard of good sportsmanship we expect from all individuals associated with the athletics programs within our league."

Bethune-Cookman Wildcats players look on during the college football game between the Miami Hurricanes and Bethune-Cookman on Sept. 6, 2025, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Chris Arjoon/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

ESPN’s Kalan Hooks posted footage of the incident on X. The video showed several players throwing punches as coaches and officials attempted to break it up.

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