College football rivalry week was turned up a notch this year thanks to an outbreak of attempted flag plantings. It's not exactly a new trend, as former Oklahoma QB Baker Mayfield can attest to. He may have been one of the first that people remember doing the act when he did so at Ohio State in 2017.

Ohio State and Michigan, one of the sport’s most heated rivalries, started the day’s chaos when a fight broke out after the Wolverines upset the No. 2 Buckeyes. A group of Michigan players attempted to plant a UM flag at midfield at Ohio Stadium. The fight got so heated that multiple law enforcement agencies had to step in and break it up.

There were equally ugly scenes at the Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, as North Carolina (NC) State defeated the University of North Carolina (UNC) 35-30 for its fourth consecutive win in the rivalry game. Running back Hollywood Smothers punched in a two-yard touchdown to give NC the lead with 25 seconds left in the game.

Week 14 of the 2024 college football season, also known as "Rivalry Week" wrapped up with another chaotic set of results that turned the postseason picture upside down. One trend that fans couldn't help but notice was the amount of bad blood and

Recent flag-planting celebrations during college football's rivalry week ignited controversy, with Michigan's midfield display leading to a brawl.

Post-rivalry week in college football unveils deep-seated issues through player and coach conflicts, spotlighting chaos in sports with the flag planting.

Head coaches at multiple universities are calling out their football players after several post-game brawls broke out over the weekend over flag planting. In most instances, the winning team partook in planting their flag on their opponents’ logo as a sign of victory.