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Police Cleared in Ohio-State Michigan Postgame Pepper Spray Incident

Police officers that used pepper spray to control an on-field brawl following Michigan's upset of Ohio State in November were cleared of wrongdoing. | Barbara J. Perenic/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Police officers who released pepper spray into a crowd of players and fans following Michigan's 13-10 upset over Ohio State in November have been cleared of wrongdoing following a review of the incident, according to a report from Matt Baker of The Athletic.

Two Ohio agencies conducted a thorough review of the crowd containment measure and concluded that the actions of officers from the University of Michigan Police Department, The Ohio State University Police Department and the Franklin County Sheriff's Office were justified.

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