College football鈥檚 5 most viral on-field fights of 2023
Eastern Michigan vs. South Alabama, Dec. 23聽
An Eastern Michigan football player sucker punched a South Alabama player following the Eagles鈥� 49-point loss in the 68 Ventures Bowl. The swing sparked a massive brawl as dozens of players returned the gesture by punching and kicking the EMU player back, as shown in the video below.聽聽聽
Eastern Michigan apparently wanted to break down another concrete wall after the 59-10 loss to South Alabama鈥�
Here is the cheap shot that started the postgame fight.
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— Cody Nagel (@CodyNagel247)
and in part noted, 鈥淲hat happened was completely unacceptable. We apologize to the Eastern Michigan University community and to the South Alabama team and their fans.鈥澛�
The EMU player, defensive back Korey Hernandez, asked for forgiveness from the community through a . He also noted that the player he punched, Jamarrien Burt, accepted his personal apology.聽