Baker Mayfield, who planted an Oklahoma flag at Ohio State in 2017, offered his thoughts on the college football flag planting on Saturday:

The unofficial author of 'flag-planting' defended the gesture amidst discussion of ending the postgame practice following several brawls this past

College football rivalry week was turned up a notch this year thanks to an outbreak of attempted flag plantings. It's not exactly a new trend, as former Oklahoma QB Baker Mayfield can attest to. He may have been one of the first that people remember doing the act when he did so at Ohio State in 2017.

Ohio State and Michigan football players got in a fight at midfield after the Wolverines attempted to plant a flag after their 13-10 win Saturday.

Ohio State and Michigan, one of the sport’s most heated rivalries, started the day’s chaos when a fight broke out after the Wolverines upset the No. 2 Buckeyes. A group of Michigan players attempted to plant a UM flag at midfield at Ohio Stadium. The fight got so heated that multiple law enforcement agencies had to step in and break it up.

Flag planting on the field was a controversial topic, to say the least, in college football over the weekend as multiple rivalry games ended with intense moments on the field between opponents. Arguably the most notable incident from this weekend is when Michigan planted its flag on Ohio State's logo after upsetting the Buckeyes 13–10 on the road.

Week 14 of the 2024 college football season, also known as "Rivalry Week" wrapped up with another chaotic set of results that turned the postseason picture upside down. One trend that fans couldn't help but notice was the amount of bad blood and

The former Oklahoma QB shares his thoughts on rivalry antics, flag plantings, and why college football needs its raw emotions.

Following a number of scuffles this past weekend, the pioneer behind college football's controversial flag-planting trend found it appropriate to weigh in.