Massive brawl breaks out at end of Armed Forces Bowl between Mississippi State and Tulsa
An ugly scene erupted after Mississippi State s win in Fort Worth
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The Armed Forces Bowl between Mississippi State and No. 24 Tulsa was largely uneventful leading up to the Bulldogs 28-26 victory. After the final whistle, though, things took an ugly turn when a fight broke out between the two teams.
Tensions had been high throughout the afternoon. Both teams were jawing at each other before kickoff and there were some chippy moments during the game. It s difficult to say what instigated the situation after the game, but punches began flying and that s when things got out of hands.
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This is an ugly occasion for college football.
The game was already in hand when the brawl occurred, with Mississippi State holding a 28-26 lead and on the cusp of victory. But the fight made for a rather gross feeling of finality.
Perhaps this was in the cards all along. Emotions had run very high before the game even started, as the two teams came together for an altercation between Mississippi State and Tulsa well before kickoff.
The incident prompted all kinds of reactions, including this from former NFL receiver Brandon Stokley:
“The NCAA/teams need to make the penalties so severe for fighting especially after games that we don’t see the nonsense @HailStateFB and @TulsaFootball just had,” Stokley tweeted. “How embarrassing for both programs!! Head coaches should be suspended plus fined also. JOKE”
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