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Grambling State’s rivalry-game victory over Bethune-Cookman on Saturday was marred by a massive brawl that broke out at halftime.

The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) announced on Monday that more than two dozen players were suspended following the melee – nine players from Bethune-Cookman and 18 from Grambling State.

“We’re extremely disappointed by the events that transpired during halftime of the Bethune-Cookman at Grambling State football game,” SWAC Commissioner Dr. Charles McClelland said in a statement. “Acts of that nature have zero place in the Southwestern Athletic Conference and intercollegiate athletics.

“The Conference Office has and will continue to enforce a zero-tolerance policy for all acts deemed to be unsportsmanlike

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