If the charges are true, the two showed poor judgment. They can both learn a valuable lesson that will cost them little more than embarrassment. Similar episodes happen all the time on campuses everywhere and never get reported. If one of the players hadn't been named Manning, this wouldn't even have made the news. Say it ain't so, Vince.
TV cameras zoom in as the captains meet at midfield.
All of the sudden, they rip off their helmets and begin shouting expletives at one another. The referee tries to restore order, but he gets caught in the middle of a melee. Skimpily clad cheerleaders, with an abundance of cleavage, bounce into camera range to support their heroes. The announcers scream and holler about how much the teams hate each other and what a bloody war is ahead. Recruiting is over.