A few players taking their time back to the field might not seem like much, unless you’re on the other sideline, waiting to move. On Saturday, November 8, that short delay was all it took for things to spiral at Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium. Just before the third quarter of Bethune-Cookman’s 31–23 loss to Grambling State, tempers boiled over, and a halftime fight broke out, leading to the ejection of nine players.

Moments before kickoff for the second half, players from both teams began jawing near midfield. What started as words quickly escalated into shoves, then swings, and eventually bodies being tossed against benches as officials and coaching staff scrambled to restore order. While the exact identities of the ejected players (Grambling State- 5, Bethune-Cookman- 4) have not be

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