ACC Fines Four Schools for Rivalry Game Altercations

North Carolina, NC State, Virginia, and Virginia Tech face penalties for fights during and after football rivalry matchups.

The Atlantic Coast Conference fined and reprimanded four schools for unsportsmanlike conduct during rivalry week football games.
Fines, reportedly capped at $25,000 per ACC bylaws, followed a postgame fight between NC State and UNC players after a flag-planting attempt.
Virginia and Virginia Tech players were involved in a pregame scuffle before their matchup, also leading to penalties.
The ACC stated that the incidents violated its sportsmanship policy and described the behavior as unacceptable.
Funds from the fines will be allocated to the conference's postgraduate scholarship program.