Colston Loveland takes shot at 'little bro' Michigan State, Sherrone Moore calls out Michigan over fight

The game had been won and the Paul Bunyan Trophy was going to be staying in Ann Arbor following a 24-17 win for Michigan over in-state rival Michigan State. But as is so often the case in this local grudge match, the final score did not mean things were necessarily settled.

So after Michigan took a final knee to run down the clock, Wolverines tight end Colston Loveland and Spartans defensive lineman Anthony Jones were jawing and exchanging some shoves. Then Loveland stepped close and Jones grabbed him by both sides of his helmet, apparently trying to throw him to the ground.

From there, a brief scuffle at midfield ensued, and Loveland shared his perspective on what happened shortly after on Big Ten Network.

“Little bro stay doing little bro things, you know?” Loveland said. “So MSU’s the little bro, they can do whatever they want. We knew it was going to get chippy. But everything within the confines of the game we do right and then after they want to get busy, we’ll get busy.”

His head coach, Sherrone Moore, struck a much more stern tone, displeased with his team for letting the situation spill over after what had been a rather clean game with respect to extracurricculurs and the like.

“That’s not what Michigan football is all about,” Moore said on BTN postgame. “That’s not how we represent our program and this university. That’s uncalled for. That will be dealt with and handled. But that’s very disappointing that our football team was a part of that.”

While the scene on the field after the win by the Wolverines was not one Moore would wish for, it’s far from unheard of in this rivalry. Two years ago, a brawl in the Michigan Stadium tunnel was sparked by several Michigan State players apparently attacking a Michigan player. And in years past, other such incidents have occurred, both pre-and-postgame.

And though Moore admonished his team, he was also pleased to pick up the rivalry win, a much-needed one for his team.

“It means a lot. This rivalry is huge in this state,” Moore said. “You talk about 365 days a year you think about this rivalry. So, to watch these guys go out there and fight, starting slow on offense, I thought our defense responded a lot throughout the game. But I thought these guys, especially right here, they fought their tails off.”