The SIAC has issued a statement announcing significant penalties against Fort Valley State and Central State following Saturday's physical altercation that occurred following the game. 20 players in total, 11 from Central State and nine from Fort Valley State, have been suspended, as well as Fort Valley State head coach Marlon Watson and Central State coach Tony Carter. Both institutions have also been assessed with an undisclosed fine.

“Acts of unsportsmanlike conduct have no place in intercollegiate athletics or within the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference,” said SIAC Commissioner Anthony Holloman, Ed.D., in a statement. “I am extremely disappointed that this event has overshadowed what was otherwise a very competitive football game.”

Fort Valley State issued a statement

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