Travis, Jason Kelce criticizes Ohio bill banning flag planting at Buckeyes field: ‘He feels soft’
Ohio State Attorney Josh Williams introduced the OHIO Sportsmanship Act after the controversy that occurred after Michigan’s 13-10 victory over Ohio State in December.
Both Travis and Jason Kelce expressed their displeasure with Williams’ new bill.
“We have an Ohio State flag planting law that has officially gone into effect. Ohio State Representative Josh Williams introduced the OHIO Sportsmanship Act on Tuesday in an effort to curb efforts to plant a flag, or an attempt to be as small as—-,” Jason said. during a recent episode of “New Heights.”
“The bill would prohibit the planting of a pole and flag in the middle of Ohio State’s football field on the day of a college football game and name the act the OHIO Sportsmanship Act. I don’t like it. I’m not going to lie. .”
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ESPN personality and former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce poses before the game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Houston Texans at AT&T Stadium. (Photos by Kevin Jairaj-Imagn)
Travis added, “When I think about the Ohio State Buckeyes, I just think about toughness. Man, I just think – I just don’t think this is a toughness year.”
While Travis was gentle with his criticism, Jason was not.
“It feels soft,” Jason said.
The former Philadelphia Eagles player doesn’t think it was Williams’ place to do anything about the battle between these rivals.
“That’s for the NCAA to do, not the Ohio state representative. Get the f— out of here, Josh,” Jason said.
“You’re going to arrest him? That’s what you’re saying? You’re going to arrest the boy.” Travis said.
The Kansas City Chiefs tight end may not like the bill, but he understands its roots.
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Davison Igbinosun #1 of the Ohio State Buckeyes grabs the Michigan flag following his teams loss against the Michigan Wolverines at Ohio Stadium on November 30, 2024 in Columbus, Ohio. (Jason Mowry/Getty Images)
“I get it, you want to have sports. You want to have all that, but I don’t want to— to anybody. It is what it is,” Travis said.
“We don’t need to fight with fists, and this goes against that, but at the same time, this does so much. It does so much, but shout out to the Buccaneers. Shout out to the Wolverines.”
Jason agreed with his brother, saying there was no place for boxing matches or anything like that, but he didn’t want the bill to take away the best parts of college football rivalries.
“It’s all just a pose, and it’s petty, and I don’t like it. I don’t think it’s cool. I think it’s stupid. Some of the best parts about rivalries are when stupid things happen like this. Obviously, it was loud, and there were fights full of tears,” said Jason.
At the game, “a number of police officers representing Ohio and Michigan deployed pepper spray,” leaving several Michigan players blindfolded, according to a statement from Ohio State Police.
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Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) gives fans his gloves following the game against the Cleveland Browns at Huntington Bank Field. (Photos by Scott Galvin-Imagn)
In a social media post, Williams said he was “proud” to introduce the bill, adding that “behavior that fuels violent conflict and endangers law enforcement has no place on the football field.”
Planting a flag at midfield at Ohio State is now a crime.
Both schools were fined $100,000 by the Big Ten Conference for violating its athletic policy.
Paulina Dedaj of Fox News contributed to this report.
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