GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Southeastern Conference on Monday announced suspensions for four players, three from Florida and one from Tennessee, for “flagrant unsportsmanlike actions” pertaining to their involvement in an end-of-game altercation in the Gators’ 29-16 victory over the Volunteers on Saturday night.
Redshirt senior tight end Dante Zanders, redshirt sophomore offensive tackle Damieon George Jr. and junior guard Micah Mazzccua have been suspended for the first half of Florida’s Saturday matchup with Charlotte in Gainesville. Junior defensive lineman Omarr Norman-Lott was suspended for the first half of Tennessee’s game against the University of Texas at San Antonio in Knoxville.
“The suspensions were determined after video review and consultation between the Southeastern Conference Office, the University of Florida and the University of Tennessee,” the SEC said in a release.
A fight between the two squads broke out after UF quarterback Graham Mertz extended a dropback to kneel down and run out the clock. Having anticipated an immediate kneel, defensive lineman Omari Thomas chased Mertz into the backfield and forcibly bumped into him as he finally went down, triggering a brawl between players from both teams that included at least one member of Florida’s coaching staff. 
As of his Monday afternoon press conference, UF head coach Billy Napier was unaware of potential discipline from the SEC but acknowledged that internal punishment had been handed down to those who participated in the fight.
