A chaotic scene unfolded at a Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant in Hoover, Alabama, on Saturday evening when multiple patrons engaged in a physical altercation following a basketball game between Florida and Auburn.
Future Auburn University students get into fight at Buffalo Wild Wings in Hoover at the end of the Auburn-Florida game. pic.twitter.com/aZY4MznE0E
— Auburn Jokes® (@TheAuburnJokes) April 6, 2025
The incident occurred shortly after Florida’s 79-73 victory over Auburn, with law enforcement receiving a call about the disturbance at the establishment located on John Hawkins Parkway. Surveillance footage captured the intense moments as an individual wearing a yellow shirt and white hat struck another person dressed in pink. Other patrons quickly intervened to separate the combatants.
The video reveals a cacophony of angry shouts and screams as the physical confrontation continued, while bystanders watched the scene unfold with visible distress. Online reactions to the incident varied, with social media users expressing their dismay. One commenter noted the fight was “More aggressive than the football team,” while others responded with comments like “May I have a to go bag please” and “That’s just sad.” Police Capt.
Keith Czeskleba reported that officers arrived at approximately 7:45 p.m., though they did not establish any connection between the altercation and Auburn’s defeat. ”
Hoover police were dispatched to Buffalo Wild Wings on John Hawkins Parkway after the brawl broke out.https://t.co/4FDuRSRpGy
— AL.com (@aldotcom) April 6, 2025
Czeskleba said no injuries were reported and no arrests made,” the AL.com article read. Podcast host Will Harris, who witnessed the event, shared his account on social media at 7:49 p.m.: “I’m at the Hoover Buffalo Wild Wings and a full on fight just broke out between several people at the conclusion of the Florida-Auburn game.
Florida fans egging on Auburn fans and a woman slapped a man and then fists started flying… Tables on the floor, broken glasses.. mess.” Harris later added in the comments section of his post, “Thankfully the situation was diffused in about 2 minutes or so and cops responded quickly.”
