Jim Harbaugh blames James Franklin for U-M/PSU tunnel dust-up

The Michigan and Penn State soccer groups received right into a halftime shouting match within the tunnel at Michigan Stadium throughout their sport on Oct. 15. After the sport, Penn State coach James Franklin mentioned there needs to be a coverage in place to maintain that from occurring sooner or later, however Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh thinks in any other case.

On Monday, Harbaugh advised reporters that he does not suppose there is a matter and that it wasn’t the tunnel or a coverage that induced the scuffle.

“Such as you noticed, fairly clearly, that [Penn State players] fully stopped. They weren’t letting us rise up the tunnel,” Harbaugh mentioned Monday. “And it simply appeared like such a sophomoric ploy to attempt to maintain us out of our locker rooms. And [Franklin] seemed like he was the ringleader of the entire thing.”

Franklin made feedback after the sport, saying he would like there to be a buffer between when the groups enter the tunnel and go to their respective locker rooms. He mentioned having one tunnel is an issue and there needs to be new insurance policies created to forestall something from occurring sooner or later.

“All there needs to be is a two-minute or minute buffer in between the 2 groups,” Franklin mentioned on the time. “This group is in earlier than that group will get shut and nonetheless we wish to do it. However, we’re not the primary group that is had points like that.

“To me, below the present construction, we can’t be the final.”

There have been no studies of something bodily transpiring, however after the sport, Michigan offensive lineman Trevor Keegan mentioned his teammates made claims of meals being thrown.

“I did not get a sandwich thrown at me, however R.J. [Moten] got here as much as me and mentioned I simply received hit with a PB&J within the face,” Keegan mentioned. “So, I assume they have been. I did not see that, however that is what he advised me.”

Harbaugh mentioned he is not centered on the scuffle as he and his group are going through in-state rival Michigan State this week.