Ohio State-Michigan Brawl: Franklin County Sheriff's Office release profane bodycam footage

Authorities in Ohio have released some body worn camera footage captured via pair of police officers involved in the postgame brawl between Michigan and Ohio State on Nov. 30. It’s the first such footage of the skirmish to be released.

And the footage, around three minutes of video taken from two cameras — the identifying number in the upper right corner changes mid-way through the video — depicts much of what was already seen from the TV copy: Pushing, shoving, occasional punches being thrown and a general crush of people as staffers and police tried to break up the melee.

The footage, released by the Franklin Country Sheriff’s Office, also doesn’t appear to show any usage of pepper spray, which was used by police to try and separate the two teams.

WARNING: VIDEO CONTAINS PROFANITY
The Franklin County Sheriff's Office has released bodycam footage from the Ohio State/Michigan post-game scuffle. pic.twitter.com/RHKaSBZyat

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For Ohio State and head coach Ryan Day, the goal now is to move on from the aftermath and aftershocks of losing to Michigan.

After losing to Michigan and falling short on some goals like a Big Ten title, Day is spending a bit of his time getting himself and those around him refocused on an important reality: Ohio State can still win a national championship.

“Well we’ve got a lot in front of us,” Day said days after the Michigan loss. “And as much as this hurts, we’ve got a chance to go play for a national championship and when the dust settles, here we are. And we don’t just turn around after a day and say ‘We’re on to the next thing.’ That’s not going to happen. But, we’ve come in here, had some meetings. We’re going to get out on the field today, move around a little bit.”

He likened the situation to that of an NFL wildcard team getting into the playoffs, getting a first win, and getting hot and running to the Super Bowl.

And unlike NFL wildcard teams, the Buckeyes have a chance to do that in front of a home crowd.

“So that’s all out in front of us and we’ve got plenty good enough players to go do that,” Day said. “So it’s going to come down to the leaders pulling everybody together knowing we’ve got some guys maybe going into the portal, we’ve got some things. But all those things are going to happen whether we lost or we won. So here we are, we’re 10-2, frustrated with how the season ended, but everything’s out in front of us. We’ve had good conversations. I think the guys are moving in that direction.”