Overview

• The altercation followed Fort Valley State’s 18–14 homecoming loss to Central State and was widely shared on social media.
• Twenty players were suspended in total, with 11 from Central State and nine from Fort Valley State, and head coaches Marlon Watson and Tony Carter received one-game bans.
• SIAC Commissioner Anthony Holloman condemned the conduct and said both schools violated the conference’s code of ethics.
• Both institutions were fined an undisclosed amount, and the suspensions will affect this week’s games as Fort Valley State visits Benedict and Central State hosts Morehouse for its homecoming.
• Days earlier, Fort Valley State suspended its marching band during a hazing investigation that led to arrests, a separate matter now involving local police.