When you beat your hated rivals, especially for the fourth straight season, you get to say and do what you want, within reason and without breaking the law.
Michigan running back Kalel Mullings took that to heart on Saturday. The Wolverines, who entered the game against Ohio State as nearly three-touchdown underdogs, stunned the second-ranked Buckeyes 13-10 in Columbus.
Mullings did his part in the win, rushing for 116 yards on 32 carries and a touchdown.
After the game, fights broke out between both teams in the middle of the field. The scuffle appeared to start after a Michigan player attempted to plant a team flag on Ohio State’s logo at midfield.
Ohio State defensive end Jack Sawyer responded by ripping the Michigan flag out of his opponent’s hand and tossing it on the turf.
Mullings was asked about the brawl on the Fox broadcast immediately after the game.
“it was such a great game and you hate to see stuff like that,” he said. “It’s bad for the sport, it’s bad for college football.”
Then Mullings had a message for his Ohio state counterparts, with perhaps the quote of the year.
“But at the end of the day, some people got to learn how to lose,” Mullings said. “You can’t be fighting and stuff just because you lost the game. We had 60 minutes, we had four quarters to do all that fighting. Now people want to talk and fight. That’s wrong. Classless in my opinion. People got to do better.”
The Wolverines now await their bowl assignment, while Ohio State needs help getting into the Big Ten championship.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Michigan star Kalel Mullings trolls Ohio State after Buckeyes fall
