Overview

• Twenty players were disciplined in total, with 11 from Central State and nine from Fort Valley State, and both head coaches — Marlon Watson and Tony Carter — received one-game bans.
• Both programs were fined by the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, though the specific amounts were not disclosed.
• The altercation erupted after Fort Valley State’s 18-14 homecoming loss to Central State and was captured in videos that circulated widely on social media.
• SIAC Commissioner Anthony Holloman condemned the conduct as unsportsmanlike and said the incident overshadowed an otherwise competitive game.
• Fort Valley State issued an apology and confirmed nine player suspensions as the school also contended with a separate marching-band hazing case that led to four arrests during homecoming week.