Grambling State Coach Backtracks On Melee

SWAC officals hand down suspensions, fines after Bethune-Cookman-GSU altercation

GRAMBLING, La. (KTVE/KARD) -- The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) has announced suspensions and fines after the halftime altercation between Bethune-Cookman University and Grambling State University football teams on Saturday, Nov. 8. According to the SWAC, after investigating, it was determined that BCU and GSU violated the league's code of ethics/conduct by committing acts of unsportsmanlike conduct. The SWAC confirmed 27 student-athle…

Grambling State Coach Backtracks On Melee

Mickey Joseph denounced his own condonation of a violent brawl between Grambling State and Bethune-Cookman during their SWAC college football game on Saturday. He read a prepared statement that offered a completely opposite tone from his press conference over the weekend. Multiple players on both teams were suspended by the conference not too long thereafter. The aforementioned college football incident took place right after halftime. It was ug…

Grambling Coach Defends His Players After Brawl That Left 9 Ejected: 'You Won't Disrespect Us'

Grambling head coach Mickey Joseph had a unique take after a massive brawl between his team and Bethune-Cookman.

College football coach defends his players after brawl: ‘You won’t disrespect us’

The Grambling State vs. Bethune-Cookman game turned ugly on Saturday as a brawl broke out before the start of the third quarter, leading to nine ejections.

HBCU brawl results in 27 suspensions

The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) announced sweeping discipline on Monday following its investigation into the HBCU brawl that broke out during halftime of Saturday’s game between Grambling State University and Bethune-Cookman University. A total of 27 players — 18 from Grambling State and 9 from Bethune-Cookman — have been suspended. Three of those players received two-game suspensions due to the severity of their involvement, while t…

SWAC levies more than two dozen suspensions from Grambling-Bethune-Cookman brawl

The SWAC has handed down suspensions and fines in response to a halftime altercation between the Bethune-Cookman and Grambling State football teams on Saturday. “We’re extremely disappointed by the events that transpired during halftime of the Bethune-Cookman at Grambling State football game,” said SWAC Commissioner Dr. Charles McClelland. “Acts of that nature have zero place in the Southwestern Athletic Conference and intercollegiate athletics.…