Wolfpack safety DK Kaufman took the “Tuffy” flag from one of the cheerleaders, trying to plant it at midfield. UNC receiver JJ Jones ran over, took the flag, then ran to the sideline and threw the flag into the benches, per The News & Observer. Kaufman and Jones then got into it.

The flag-planting that started an ugly scene in Columbus was repeated in Chapel Hill and North Carolina players didn’t appreciate it any more than the Buckeyes. An all out brawl broke out a the end of the UNC vs. NC State game when state tried to plant ...

It had the same origins as the fight between the Wolverines and Buckeyes, too. Shortly after the final whistle blew in NC State's 35–30 win over North Carolina, a Wolfpack player tried to plant a red-and-black flag at midfield.