After Michigan State loses to Michigan, the rivalry carries over to the tunnel.
After a tight first half, 4th ranked Michigan took over in the second half en route to a 29-7 win over the rival Spartans to claim the Paul Bunyan Trophy once again. But after the game, there was a brawl that took place in the tunnels.
Per Isaiah Hole on Twitter, eyewitnesses saw a Michigan player walking up the tunnel and then was jumped by an MSU player.
I'm told by eyewitnesses that one Michigan player was walking up the tunnel and jumped by an MSU player. 6-7 MSU players were kicking the Michigan player while he was down, I'm told.
— Isaiah Hole (@isaiahhole) October 30, 2022
Here’s footage by Matt Charboneau, who covers MSU football and basketball for the Detroit News.
Footage of the scuffling pic.twitter.com/cipLWi5RBS
— Matt Charboneau (@mattcharboneau) October 30, 2022
A little more footage. Mel Tucker in there trying to get his players to the locker room pic.twitter.com/V7FIqzNArf
— Matt Charboneau (@mattcharboneau) October 30, 2022
We will keep you posted as news changes.
Update 12:09am: Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh said two players were assaulted after the game. The team did not confirm who was jumped, however, per Brandon Brown of Wolverine Digest, one of the players was “100%” Ja’Den McBurrows.
Neither Jim Harbaugh or Warde Manuel will identify the attacked players but one of them is 100% Ja'Den McBurrows. He is very clearly the player who is jumped by around 10 Spartans.
— Brandon Brown (@BSB_Wolverine) October 30, 2022
