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12/11 14:31 CST Ohio politician proposes make flag planting a felony after
fight in Michigan rivalry game
Ohio politician proposes make flag planting a felony after fight in Michigan
rivalry game
By The Associated Press
An Ohio politician has seen enough flag planting by visiting sports teams.
Republican state Rep. Josh Williams said Wednesday on social media he's
introducing a bill to make flag planting in sports a felony in the state. His
proposal comes after the Nov. 30 fight at the Michigan-Ohio State rivalry
football game when the Wolverines beat the Buckeyes 13-10 and then attempted to
plant their flag at midfield. A fight ensued and police had to use pepper spray
to disperse the players.
Similar flag-planting scuffles broke out across college football on that
rivalry weekend.
Williams is calling it the O.H.I.O Sportsmanship Act.
"Behavior that incites violent brawls and puts our law enforcement officers in
danger has no place on the football field," Williams said.
Former Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield famously planted a flag in the
middle of the field at Ohio State after the Sooners beat the Buckeyes in 2017.
Mayfield, who now plays for the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers, said he doesn't
think flag planting is a big deal.
"I'll say this: OU-Texas does it every time they play," Mayfield said on Dec.
1. "It's not anything special. You take your ?L' and you move on. I'll leave it
at that."
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