Big Ten weighs in with final decision on Michigan/MSU tunnel assault discipline

On3 imageby:Anthony Broome11/28/22

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Michigan football’s 29-7 win over Michigan State on Oct. 29 was quickly overshadowed by an ugly postgame assault in the Lloyd Carr Tunnel that led to a pair of Michigan injuries and 8 suspensions for MSU players. With the prosecutor making a final decision last week, the Big Ten has handed down its punishment.

Michigan State suspended redshirt sophomore linebacker Itayvion Brown, freshman defensive end Zion Young, junior safety Angelo Grose, and sophomore cornerback Khary Crump the Sunday night after the game. Senior linebacker/defensive end Jacoby Windmon, redshirt junior cornerback Justin White, senior defensive end Brandon Wright, and freshman cornerback Malcolm Jones were suspended later in the week. 

All players but Jones are facing charges with Crump facing the most serious, a count of felonious assault. All others are facing misdemeanor charges of aggravated assault, while Windmon is facing misdemeanor assault and battery charges.

The Big Ten is satisfied with the prosecutor’s handling of the situation that had 7 of the 8 MSU players facing charges, the most serious being Crump for swinging his helmet at Michigan’s Gemon Green. Crump will be suspended through the first 8 games of next season, while his teammates are reinstated effective immediately. Michigan State has also been fined $100,000 and the actions of an unnamed member of the staff have been handled internally.

The University of Michigan has been reprimanded by the Big Ten for a fan touching the head of MSU coach Mel Tucker.

“The conference has concluded that the University of Michigan did not meet the standards of the Big Ten Conference Football Game Management Manual policy,” the statement read. “The policy requires the conference member institution game host to provide adequate protection for personnel of both home and visiting teams when entering and leaving playing arenas.”

MSU head coach Mel Tucker and athletic director Alan Haller said: “We accept the findings from the Big Ten Conference and are ready to move forward as a football program. We are committed to supporting our student-athletes and will continue to do so throughout this process.”

This story is developing.

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