FORT VALLEY, Ga. — After a fight on the football field, 22 Fort Valley State University and Central State University (Ohio) football players are suspended.

The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) announced suspensions and institutional fines as a result of a postgame altercation on the field between the two teams.

The game was FVSU's homecoming. The Wildcats lost 14 to 18.

“Acts of unsportsmanlike conduct have no place in intercollegiate athletics or within the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference,” SIAC Commissioner Anthony Holloman said. “I am extremely disappointed that this event has overshadowed what was otherwise a very competitive football game.”

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Nine FVSU players and 11 Central State players are suspended for their next contest as a result of their involvement in the fight.

Both head coaches will also serve a one-game suspension.

The SIAC has also fined both schools an undisclosed amount, in accordance with league bylaws and sports regulations.