
The Florida Gators and Florida State Seminoles were playing baseball and apparently things got out of hand. As a Seminoles player was running to first base a Gators player stood in front of him, the two collided and a fight broke out. Some people on Twitter say that Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Jameis Winston, who plays football and baseball for the Seminoles, was punched in the face.
Others are saying no punches were thrown and Winston wasn’t punched. There seems to be a general consensus that he was amongst the bodies in the scuffle though. There is video at the bottom so you can judge for yourself but it isn’t the best quality and hard to make out.
[UPDATE: Deadspin has a higher quality video of the fight and it looks like the correct answer is that Winston was not punched.]
The tweet that started it:
There was this response:
@bustedcoverage @BeeLakeH according to reporters at the game not 1 single punch was thrown..just a couple chest bumps
— Moovahh (@4BasesDad) March 26, 2014
And a Twitter search found these tweets:
He was right in the middle of it. Definitely involved. RT @cvas: @RKingGator please tell me Jameis threw a punch
— Ryan King (@RKingGator) March 26, 2014
Florida-Florida State baseball game just had the benches clear. Jameis Winston looked like he was right in the middle.
— Jon Cooper (@JonCooperMedia) March 26, 2014
Less zoomed in version of the #Gators and #Noles exchanging pleasantries. Stadium is buzzing now. pic.twitter.com/M1vBal8jkJ
— Adam Pincus (@adamDpincus) March 26, 2014
Bench clearing brawl in Jacksonville. Started because of a collision at 1B. #Gators #Noles pic.twitter.com/QltwaXsIgr
— Adam Pincus (@adamDpincus) March 26, 2014
#FSU's Jameis Winston is held back by a cop as he takes part in a bench-clearing fight in the 8th inning against #UF pic.twitter.com/OiWeWw3ZZM
— Florida Times-Union (@jaxdotcom) March 26, 2014
Here are the videos:
[UPDATE: A better, high quality video from Bleacher Report:]
As a result, three players were ejected.
Zack Powers and Danny Young have been ejected. Powers initial push of D.J. Stewart started it all. #Gators #Noles
— Adam Pincus (@adamDpincus) March 26, 2014
D.J. Stewart has been ejected as well. Collided with Danny Young on a dribbler down the first-base line. #Gators #Noles
— Adam Pincus (@adamDpincus) March 26, 2014