▁championship ; ▁a ▁victory ▁by ▁Let ran ▁over ▁La ▁S alle ▁gives ▁it ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁flag . ▁ ▁Co ju ang co ▁never ▁explained ▁why ▁his ▁" gu ests " ▁just ▁happened ▁to ▁be ▁position ed ▁in ▁the ▁Let ran ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁Col ise um . ▁La ▁S alle ▁for ▁its ▁part , ▁claims ▁that ▁the ▁five ▁men ▁who ▁beat ▁up ▁the ▁Let ran ▁student ▁were ▁La ▁S alle ▁students , ▁and ▁both ▁teams ▁went ▁immediately ▁to ▁their ▁respective ▁d ug outs . ▁A ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁spect ators ▁were ▁hurt , ▁and ▁a ▁great ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁col ise um ▁was ▁dam aged . ▁The ▁game ▁was ▁called ▁off ▁by ▁the ▁NCAA ▁and ▁ordered ▁a ▁re play ▁behind ▁closed ▁doors , ▁but ▁the ▁B AP ▁ordered ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁to ▁be ▁can ce led . ▁La ▁S alle ▁then ▁announced ▁on ▁a ▁press ▁conference ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁that ▁they ▁will ▁withdraw ▁from ▁the ▁NCAA ▁effective ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 – 8 1 ▁season . ▁ ▁The ▁B AP ▁had ▁its ▁find ings ▁released ▁that ▁the ▁r umble ▁was ▁started ▁by ▁Let ran ▁students ▁thus ▁giving ▁Let ran ▁a ▁one - year ▁lay off ▁in ▁the ▁NCAA . ▁Let ran ▁was ▁immediately ▁re inst ated ▁back ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁ ▁Rec ent ▁rival ries ▁After ▁the ▁former ▁members ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁U A AP , ▁new ▁rival ries ▁were ▁formed ▁and ▁the ▁NCAA ▁slowly ▁rev