Video Shows Former Bergen County Football Star Hit Fan In Face Following Loss

Michigan Wolverine, and former Don Bosco and Paramus Catholic, football star Jabrill Peppers appeared to shove an Ohio State fan and hit him in the face following Michigan's 30-27 double-overtime loss to Ohio State Saturday.

Peppers ran into the fan as the Wolverines left the field. Ohio State special teams coordinator Kerry Coombs attempted to get Peppers away from the fan, according to the blog landof10.com. Coombs tried to shake Peppers' hand when the incident occurred.

Coombs told WCPO.com that the situation was "blow out of proportion and looked "worse than it actually was."

"I really didn't do anything special. Jabrill is a really good kid that was caught in a tough situation," Coombs said.

Peppers was a four-time state group football champion and was selected to participate in the 2013–14 Under Armour All-America Game. An all-around player who has been featured in all three phases of the game this season, Peppers has been pegged as a possible Heisman Trophy contender and could enter the 2017 NFL Draft.

Following the Michigan loss, Jabril Peppers shoved an Ohio State fan. https://t.co/AxScsCk3KU
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) November 26, 2016

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