One of the most intense rivalries in sports bubbled over in the first half on Saturday. After Ohio State’s Jeremiah Smith was tackled into the Michigan sideline, he appeared to have an altercation with a Michigan coach.

The Ohio State-Michigan rivalry is arguably the fiercest in college football. Many fans likely expected Saturday’s showdown in Columbus to get pretty chippy, and they weren’t disappointed. Things started off tense and escalated pretty quickly,

A referee was caught in the crossfire when a skirmish broke out between Ohio State and Michigan on Saturday. During the second quarter, Buckeyes quarterback Will Howard connected with wide receiver Jeremiah Smith on first-and-10.

After the whistle on the Michigan sideline, Smith was tackled to the ground and surrounded by Wolverines players. As Smith got up, it looked like some heated words were exchanged, and there appeared to be some pushing and shoving from both sides — though it’s unclear who exactly started it.

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Ohio State players along the sideline took exception with a hit on superstar freshman wide receiver Jeremiah Smith, sparking a scuffle between the Buckeyes and Wolverines early in the second quarter. One of the officials attempting to break players up was knocked to the ground amid the fracas.

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The intensity of the Ohio State-Michigan rivalry reached a new level with a sideline altercation involving freshman receiver Jeremiah Smith and a Michigan coach.

Michigan and Ohio State players, and even some coaches, got involved in a scuffle after Buckeyes wide receiver Jeremiah Smith was driven into the Michigan sideline early in the se