Baker Mayfield developed a reputation for being a hard-nosed player with a bit of trash talk when he took the pill at the University of Oklahoma en route to a Heisman Trophy.
Mayfield may have been the one to start the flag-planting tradition when he took the Sooners’ flag and planted it in the ground in the middle of the Ohio State field after a win in 2017.
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Oklahoma Sooners quarterback Baker Mayfield waves the school flag after their 31-16 victory over the Ohio State Buckeyes at Ohio Stadium in Columbus on September 9, 2017. (Adam Cairns/Dispatch)
After a series of fights over players trying to plant flags on their opponents’ courts, Mayfield defended the players for the attempts.
“I will say this: OU-Texas does it every time they play,” Mayfield said after the game Tampa Bay Buccaneers On Sunday, they narrowly defeated the Carolina Panthers 26-23 in overtime. ‘It’s nothing special. Take your ‘L’ and move on. I’ll leave it at that.’
Mayfield also seemed to disagree that flag planting should be banned.
“College football is supposed to have rivalries. It’s like the Big 12 banning the ‘Horns down’ signal,” he said. “Let the boys play.”
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Florida State and Florida players battle at midfield, Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024, in Tallahassee. (AP Photo/Colin Hackley)
Incidents occurred Saturday after Michigan vs. Ohio State, Florida vs. Florida State, North Carolina vs. NC State and Arizona vs. Arizona State. Although the Arizona-Arizona State game involved the Sun Devils’ pitchfork and not a flag.
The Big Ten Conference has imposed the largest discipline yet: fines of $100,000 each against the state of Michigan and Ohio.
“The Big Ten Conference has determined that the actions of both teams following the Michigan-Ohio football game on Saturday, November 30, 2024 violated the Big Ten Sportsmanship Policy,” the conference said in a statement. “Not only did the actions of both teams violate fundamental elements of sportsmanship such as respect and civility, the nature of the incident also jeopardized the safety of participants and bystanders.”
“As a result of these violations, the Big Ten Conference has imposed an institutional fine on both the University of Michigan and Ohio State University of $100,000 each,” the statement continued.
Davison Igbinosun of the Buckeyes picks up a Michigan flag after his team’s loss to the Wolverines at Ohio Stadium on Nov. 30, 2024, in Columbus. (Jason Mowry/Getty Images)
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“The Big Ten Conference considers this matter closed and will have no further comment.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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