One unlucky Michigan player found himself in the middle of enemy territory on Saturday night.
At the end of the Michigan-MSU game, there were reports that several MSU had jumped and beaten a Michigan player in the tunnel.
I'm told by eyewitnesses that one Michigan player was walking up the tunnel and jumped by an MSU player. 6-7 MSU players were kicking the Michigan player while he was down, I'm told.
— Isaiah Hole (@isaiahhole) October 30, 2022
Big fight in the tunnel with MSU players punching and kicking Michigan player as he laid on the ground. @mattcharboneau @kylebaustin and me were right in the middle of it.
— Chris Solari (@chrissolari) October 30, 2022
Video footage of the incident eventually went viral.
Footage of the scuffling pic.twitter.com/cipLWi5RBS
— Matt Charboneau (@mattcharboneau) October 30, 2022
Wolverines Wire has more on the incident.
After the game, the two teams started scuffling on the field, and then it perpetuated moments later. While the bulk of the Wolverines were still on the field, one Michigan football player made his way up the tunnel, where two eyewitnesses shared with WolverinesWire that he was jumped, before several other Spartans got involved, kicking the assaulted player while he was down.
MSU head coach Mel Tucker eventually came out to get his players off the Michigan player.
A little more footage. Mel Tucker in there trying to get his players to the locker room pic.twitter.com/V7FIqzNArf
— Matt Charboneau (@mattcharboneau) October 30, 2022
Police are standing in front of the closed MSU locker room. Harbaugh outside the Michigan locker room trying to get answers
— Isaiah Hole (@isaiahhole) October 30, 2022
Update: The Michigan player getting jumped in the video appears to be Ja’Den McBurrows
For those asking, the Michigan player looks to be Ja'Den McBurrows. McBurrows, who suffered a torn ACL last December, did not appear in Michigan's first seven games, and I didn't seem him play tonight. Might be why he was in the tunnel "early," if that's the situation. https://t.co/c2rkXy1xto
— Zach Shaw (@_ZachShaw) October 30, 2022