Saturday night’s game between and in Chapel Hill ended in an all-out brawl following a kneel down from Cardinal quarterback . A dispute between Louisville RG and North Carolina DE turned into a full out scrum, ending what was a great game in disappointing fashion.
The scrum very well could end up resulting in suspensions for players from both rosters heading into their respective second-to-last games of the season. Louisville, which could find itself in next week’s College Football Playoff Rankings, will host next Saturday. The Tar Heels, needing just one win to clinch bowl eligibility, clashes with .
Louisville fell behind 7-3 late in the first quarter, but rattled off 13 unanswered points to head towards the final minutes with a 16-7 advantage. North Carolina crawled within two points thanks to a six-yard rushing touchdown with 3:43 remaining, and even got the ball back with 1:32 remaining. Backup quarterback , however, tossed an interception with 58 second remaining, sealing the game.
Brawls have dominated college football in back-to-back weeks
Just last week, 23 players were suspended following a brawl between Arkansas-Pine Bluff and . Saturday’s brawl in the ACC draws immense comparisons to that one…