Football players suspended and schools fined after Grambling, Arkansas-Pine Bluff altercation

The Southwestern Athletic Conference suspended 23 players and fined Grambling State and Arkansas-Pine Bluff $25,000 each after a postgame altercation on Saturday. Nine Arkansas-Pine Bluff players and 14 Grambling players were disciplined, with some receiving two-game suspensions. The conference said its investigation found both schools violated its conduct rules through unsportsmanlike behavior, WBRZ reported.