Mississippi State and Tulsa treated fans to a hard-fought game in the Armed Forces Bowl on Thursday, but things quickly turned ugly after the final whistle blew.
A wild brawl broke out in the moments following Mississippi State’s 28-26 win. Players from both sides swung at one another as coaches stood in the middle and tried to separate them. Things then quickly got out of hand. Here is the video:
BOWL GAME FIGHT pic.twitter.com/xm6OHg96cm
— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) December 31, 2020
The angle below shows Mississippi State wide receiver Malik Heath kick a Tulsa player in the head and run away:
Kicked a guy and then ran away pic.twitter.com/DZqY3zVy2x
— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) December 31, 2020
Tempers flared right out of the gate, as the two teams also got into a minor scuffle before the game even kicked off. There were then several unsportsmanlike conducts handed out during the game.
This isn’t the first time this year we have seen a fight break out between two college football teams. Missouri and Florida also got into a big scuffle before halftime of their game back in October, though that wasn’t nearly as ugly. You can see the video of that brawl here.
The Bulldogs finished 4-7 in their first season under Mike Leach with the win. Leach was asked about the brawl following the game and had a baffling response.
