MSU suspends 4 more players after tunnel scrum

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Michigan State, Michigan get successful postgame scuffle successful passageway (0:18)

Multiple Michigan State players and Michigan antiaircraft backmost Ja'Den McBurrows are seen successful a postgame scuffle successful the passageway aft the game. (0:18)

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  • Tom VanHaarenESPN Staff Writer

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Michigan State manager of athletics Alan Haller and shot manager Mel Tucker connected Tuesday announced 4 caller suspensions successful the aftermath of the altercation that occurred successful the passageway of Michigan Stadium Saturday night.

Defensive ends Jacoby Windmon and Brandon Wright and cornerbacks Justin White and Malcolm Jones are present suspended.

Previously, Michigan State had suspended linebacker Tank Brown, information Angelo Grose, antiaircraft extremity Zion Young and cornerback Khary Crump for their involvement.

"We are transparently moving with instrumentality enforcement and the Big Ten Conference to measure further facts and grounds surrounding the events successful Ann Arbor," the connection from Haller and Tucker said. "We volition proceed to instrumentality due enactment successful this substance arsenic we larn more. The student-athlete suspensions volition stay successful spot until the investigations are completed."

The suspensions stem from a combat that occurred successful Michigan's passageway aft the in-state rivalry game. Video from the Detroit News showed a radical of Michigan State players assaulting Michigan antiaircraft backmost Ja'Den McBurrows.

New video emerged Monday from ABC's passageway camera that showed Crump swinging his helmet astatine Michigan antiaircraft backmost Gemon Green. The video besides shows Windmon putting his helmet backmost connected his caput earlier engaging successful the combat with Green.

Michigan manager Jim Harbaugh spoke to reporters Monday and said helium can't ideate that this volition not effect successful transgression charges for Michigan State players.

"There needs to beryllium accountability," helium said. "There needs to beryllium a full, thorough, timely investigation. I can't ideate this volition not effect successful transgression charges. The videos are bad. It's wide what transpired. This is precise unfastened and shut. As they say, ticker the tape.

"I'm coming from this from a position of being a parent. These young men are entrusted to maine by their families and to our program, and we person the work to each subordinate to dainty them similar our own, and I instrumentality that work precise seriously. An apology volition not get the occupation done successful this instance. There should beryllium superior consequences for the galore individuals that are culpable."

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