On Saturday, the East Carolina College Pirates took on the Wolf Pack of North Carolina State on the Army Bowl in Annapolis, Maryland in Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.
It wasn’t ECU’s 26-21 win over NC State that had everybody speaking post-game, however slightly the ugly brawl that came about on the sector within the closing minute of the sport which left a referee bloodied and eight gamers ejected from the sport.
With underneath a minute left within the sport, Wolfpack quarterback CJ Bailey was picked off, and the Pirates, up by 5, have been in a snug place to bleed the remaining break day the clock.
As Pirate receiver Yannick Smith was working off the sector, he appeared to shout one thing, assumed to be lower than charitable, towards NC State defensive again Tamarcus Cooley.
Cooley chased down Smith and yanked him to the bottom, igniting a melee of pushing and shoving from different gamers within the space.
An unpleasant scene with underneath a minute to go within the Army Bowl between East Carolina and NC State. (1/3) pic.twitter.com/9kkXm6kxdl
— Terrible Asserting (@awfulannouncing) December 29, 2024
Umpire Rod Tucker held a towel to his face after being left with a bloody gash beneath his eye whereas the refs gathered to evaluate the scenario and penalties. Finally, eight gamers have been ejected.
A Army Bowl official suffered a gash underneath his left eye that resulted in blood throughout his face. (2/3) pic.twitter.com/NbPfOMl7zR
— Terrible Asserting (@awfulannouncing) December 29, 2024
Tucker seemed to be injured after an ECU participant ran up behind an NC State participant and shoved him within the again, forcing his helmet into his face.
Right here is the important thing to the ugliness at finish of ECU-NCST. ECU participant takes an affordable shot at NC State participant, shoves helmet from behind. The helmet hits ref within the face. pic.twitter.com/So8sOZCuAh
— Cork Gaines, Ph.D. (@CorkGaines) December 29, 2024
