New Jersey Football Team Forced to Play Playoff Game Missing Nearly Half Its Roster After Massive Brawl and Technicality

HBCU game sees nine ejected in halftime brawl

What was supposed to be a hard-fought SWAC showdown turned chaotic at Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium, as a brawl erupted during halftime of the HBCU contest between Grambling State and Bethune-Cookman on Saturday. The melee led to nine total ejections — five from Grambling State and four from Bethune-Cookman — after tempers flared when both teams came out of the locker room. GSU won the game 31-24. Chaos at Halftime The game was already phys…

New Jersey Football Team Forced to Play Playoff Game Missing Nearly Half Its Roster After Massive Brawl and Technicality

A high school football powerhouse in New Jersey is facing a nightmare scenario heading into the state playoffs — losing nearly half its roster after a massive on-field brawl. Paulsboro High School, one of South Jersey’s most storied programs, will be forced to play its next postseason game without 16 players following suspensions handed down after a chaotic altercation in the closing minutes of last week’s playoff opener. The Red Raiders, who fi…