The SEC reprimands and fines Florida Coach Dan Mullen for role in Florida vs. Missouri brawl

Florida Gators Coach Dan Mullen has been fined $25,000 for charging the field and inciting a halftime brawl between his Florida Gators and visiting team, Missouri and also issued a reprimand for violating SEC by-laws governing sportsmanship.

The brawl began after Missouri’s Trajan Jeffcoat delivered a late hit to Florida’s quarterback Kyle Trask on the final play of the first half. The final play ended up being incomplete and Trask landed hard on his back where Trask’s linemen came to his defense after the play took place. 

League officials found Mullen added fuel to the fire rather  than extinguish a tense situation against Missouri that led to a brawl on Saturday night’s game.

 “Everyone involved is responsible for meeting sportsmanship standards throughout each game. Running on the field to confront a game official, the gathering of teams in an on-field confrontation and student-athletes throwing punches are all disappointing at any time, but even more so as we work to support healthy competition during a pandemic,” stated SEC commissioner Greg Sankey

Following the altercation, Florida defensive lineman Zachary Carter and linebacker Antwuan Powell were ejected for the remainder of the game for fighting, and Missouri’s outside linebacker Tre Williams was ejected for a flagrant unsportsmanlike conduct foul.

According to NCAA Football Playing Rule 9.5.1.b., ejections for fighting carry an automatic half-game suspension for the following game, which will result in Carter and Powell serving suspensions for the first half of Florida’s game against Georgia in Jacksonville on Saturday.

Due to Florida’s ejections, a loss against Georgia on Saturday would be crucial to their standing in the SEC rankings.

First Black alumna to have a residential college named after her at Princeton University

For the first time in Princeton University history, they will name a residential college after Black alumna Mellody Hobson.

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After removing Woodrow Wilson’s name from the residential college due to his "racist thinking and policies" and the 2015 protest from the students, the institute will be removing his name and replacing the residential college with Mellody Hobson.

Although the college has finalized the removal of Woodrow’s college, the Wilson Legacy Review Committee was not happy about the decision and the board reconsidered the decision in 2016. After the George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and Rayshard Brooks incidents the institute made an effort to make a final decision to officially remove Woodrow Wilson’s name in 2020.

Mellody graduated Princeton in 1991 and wants all students who enter the new building to feel like they belong there.

"My hope is that my name will remind future generations of students — especially those who are Black and Brown and the 'firsts' in their families — that they too belong," she said.

Mellody has an astonishing career where she is the co-CEO of Ariel Investments, serves as chair of the board of trustees of the Ariel Investment Trust. She also serves on the boards of Starbucks and JPMorgan Chase. She was previously the director of Estée Lauder and board chair of DreamWorks Animation SKG.

Building Mellody’s residential college will take up to three years where it will be open Fall of 2026.

"Mellody Hobson is a wonderful role model for our students, and we are thrilled that her name will now grace our newest residential college," said Princeton President Christopher L. Eisgruber.