What should have been a competitive game for Grambling State turned into a public relations nightmare. Their matchup against Bethune-Cookman turned into a violent halftime brawl on Saturday. The Southwestern Athletic Conference didn’t mess around when handing down discipline. 27 players were suspended, $65,000 in combined fines rained down . Through all this, one head coach was scrambling to walk back comments that only made things worse.

On Monday morning, Mickey Joseph stood before cameras wearing glasses and holding a prepared statement, his voice steady but clearly contrite. “I want to just make this clear because I won’t be asked to answer any more questions about this situation,” the Grambling State HC said, reading carefully from his notes.

He added, “The moment doesn’t reflect

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