<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2C93bV_0wNvpTWx00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2C93bV_0wNvpTWx00" width="1200" height="628" >ANN ARBOR – The Michigan State-Michigan game ended with <a href="https://247sports.com/college/michigan-state/article/michigan-michigan-state-rivalry-game-ends-in-fight-sherrone-moore-denounces-disappointing-end-to-victory-238721705/">tempers flaring at the Big House</a> for the second straight rivalry matchup in Michigan Stadium.As the Wolverines were taking the final knee to run out the clock <a href="https://247sports.com/college/michigan-state/article/michigan-state-football-michigan-loss-238714232/">in their 24-17 victory</a>, Michigan tight end <a href="https://247sports.com/Player/Colston-Loveland-46097145">Colston Loveland</a> and MSU defensive end <a href="https://247sports.com/Player/Anthony-Jones-46099847">Anthony Jones</a> began pushing one another. Loveland then headbutted Jones, who responded by wrapping both hands around Loveland's helmet and pulling him toward the group. At that point, Michigan running back <a href="https://247sports.com/Player/Kalel-Mullings-46038392">Kalel Mullings</a> joined the skirmish, and Michigan players began streaming onto the field from their sideline.The colliding swarm of bodies then drifted toward midfield before the teams could be separated for their separate exits up the tunnel.MSU head coach Jonathan Smith said he only saw "a little bit" of the scuffle from his vantage point on the opposite sideline."It's an emotional game," Smith said. "Yeah, you don't love finishing kind of that way, especially, I thought, the football game itself, it was physical, I think guys were playing really hard and I thought it was a pretty clean game. So it's tough to finish that way."The last time these teams squared off in Ann Arbor, the game was marred by a post-game skirmish in the Michigan Stadium tunnel. In the aftermath of MSU's 29-7 loss in 2022, multiple altercations broke out between several MSU players and Michigan players Gemon Green and Ja'Den McBurrows. Eight MSU players were initially suspended, and seven were later charged with crimes for their roles in the conflict.Saturday's game marked the start of a new chapter in the heated in-state rivalry, with both programs breaking in first-year head coaches – Smith at MSU and Sherrone Moore at Michigan. It was the first MSU-Michigan game featuring two new head coaches since 1995 when Nick Saban patrolled the Spartan sideline and Lloyd Carr was in his debut season leading the Wolverines.The change in leadership, though, didn't prevent some old rivalry references from making a return."Lil' bro stay doing lil' bro things, you know?" Loveland told Big Ten Network's broadcast in a post-game interview. "So, MSU the little bro. They can do whatever they want. We knew it was gonna get chippy. Everything within the confines of the game, we do right. And then after, they want to get busy, we'll get busy."Running back <a href="https://247sports.com/Player/Nathan-Carter-46096604">Nate Carter</a> was the only MSU player made available for post-game interviews, and he said he also lacked details on what took place after the final snap."I don't know too much of what happened," Carter said. "I know that it's a very emotional game, especially in a rivalry week, emotions get high. At the end of the day, we have to do what we need to do in order to move on, put this game behind us, head into the film (Sunday) and continue to work."MSU now heads into the final month of the regular season at 4-4 overall with undefeated Indiana coming to Spartan Stadium next weekend.Get the latest info on Michigan State football, basketball, and recruiting sent straight to your inbox. Just enter your email address <a href="https://247sports.com/college/michigan-state/distribution/signup">HERE</a> to sign up for our free Spartans newsletter now!</div></body>

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Jonathan Smith on post-game scuffle after Michigan State-Michigan game: 'Tough to finish that way'

ANN ARBOR – The Michigan State-Michigan game ended with tempers flaring at the Big House for the second straight rivalry matchup in Michigan Stadium. As the Wolverines were taking the final knee to run out the clock in their 24-17 victory, Michigan tight end Colston Loveland and MSU defensive end Anthony Jones began pushing one another. Loveland then headbutted Jones, who responded by wrapping both hands around Loveland's helmet and pulling him toward the group. At that point, Michigan running back Kalel Mullings joined the skirmish, and Michigan players began streaming onto the field from their sideline.

Jonathan Smith on post-game scuffle after Michigan State-Michigan game: 'Tough to finish that way'

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