Saturday is not okay to fight.
But a brawl did occur late in the game between Louisville and Bill Belichick’s North Carolina Tar Hells.
The Cardinals led, 16-14, as time expired. (UNC had a timeout left but didn’t use it on Louisville’s final drive, following an interception that ended the game.) Louisville took the snap and took a knee as the clock hit 15 seconds.
North Carolina, despite not using the final timeout, set up the Schiano-style effort to blow up the winning lineup. Which caused a postponed match between the opposing player. Which eventually became an all-out brawl.
During all this, time ran out and the game ended. It will be interesting to see if the ACC or individual schools hand out suspensions as a result of the mess.
The loss dropped North Carolina to 5-5. The Tar Heels need a win in their remaining games against Virginia and NC State to become bowl eligible in Belichick’s second season on the job.
And that could be harder to do against Virginia next week if one or more UNC players end up being asked to sit out.