Saturday should’ve been a pretty special day for the South Alabama Jaguars’ football program.
The team got its first ever bowl game win on its home field in the 68 Ventures Bowl against Eastern Michigan. Not only that, but SAU won pretty handily — the final score was 59-10.
While nothing can take that moment away from South Alabama, one Eastern Michigan player did decide to come in and ruin it.
At the end of the game when South Alabama’s players were on the field celebrating, an Eastern Michigan player decided to run up and punch a South Alabama player from behind.
It led to a full-blown brawl between the two teams after the game.
Since TikTok took it down… brawl after EMU player sucker punches a Jag after losing 59-10 in their bowl game#CFB #fight #brawl #mobile #Alabama pic.twitter.com/TdrOUyzIv3
— EverythingCFB (@EverythingNCAAF) December 24, 2023
The Eastern Michigan player who snuck up on South Alabama seemed to get the worst of it.
late entrant but we simply have to award the 2023 F***ed Around And Found Out Award to the Eastern Michigan player who ran up to fight the entire South Alabama roster by himself while they were singing their alma mater https://t.co/rdmylQ6lXY pic.twitter.com/jSEdmevhQX
— Rodger Sherman (@rodger) December 24, 2023
Eventually, the two teams were separated from one another. But the damage had already been done. This wasn’t a good look. Fans everywhere hated to see it.
This is a thing that an Eastern Michigan player chose to do while South Alabama was singing its alma mater after its first bowl win in program history. https://t.co/QIR1yt9ZFk
— A. Patrick Dungan (@APD324) December 24, 2023
Hmm peculiar strategy https://t.co/fo99IAPBj1
— Hacksquat Jim Duggan (5.8%er) (@hcksqtjimduggan) December 24, 2023
Not sure this guy had a plan for phase 2 of this operation. https://t.co/taEwLqHMH3
— Michael Casagrande (@ByCasagrande) December 24, 2023
eastern michigan got handed their own ass and then wanna double down on getting their asses kicked? that’s a bold strategy https://t.co/O1rqQaWhfg
— jakey worldwide 🗺️ (@lilhushpuppee) December 24, 2023
Wasn’t going to share this, because it takes away from a historic moment for this program…
but seeing a player sucker punch another with their backs turned during their Alma mater?? Seriously insane. https://t.co/23YdLcIzLw
— Alyssa Newton📸 (@AlyssaKNewton) December 24, 2023
Top 5 stupidest decisions of the year https://t.co/W8rSAzYbSM
— Nico (@nicodegallo) December 24, 2023
Pretty embarrassing for Eastern Michigan https://t.co/c77CSiQVlI
— Sam Hays (@WichitaChiefSam) December 24, 2023
EMU lost the game 59-10 THEN this guy decides to punch another player during his own team’s alma mater at his home stadium. This ranks as one of the dumbest decisions you could ever make. https://t.co/smA5be28xq
— Joe Wright (@Sctvman) December 24, 2023
