The ultimate minute of the Navy Bowl on Saturday between in-state foes NC State and East Carolina resulted in chaotic style. After East Carolina took its first kneel-down to expire the clock to seal a 26-21 win over NC State, gamers from each groups engaged in a scuffle that left one of many officers with blood streaming down his face.

Whereas the officers tried to interrupt up the battle, the published confirmed an ECU participant pushing an NC State participant within the again. The NC State participant’s helmet made contact with umpire Rod Tucker, inflicting a significant gash beneath Tucker’s eye.

As famous on social media, the brawl could have began when East Carolina’s Yannick Smith (No. 15) took the towel of NC State’s Tamarcus Cooley, who retaliated. From there, the battle was on. Eight gamers have been finally ejected. 

NC State trailed 20-7 coming into the fourth quarter earlier than rattling off 14 unanswered factors to take a 21-20 lead with 9:49 remaining. ECU operating again Rahjai Harris scored an 86-yard landing run with 1:33 left to take the lead again for good. Harris completed with 220 speeding yards on 17 makes an attempt.

The Wolfpack had one last alternative to win the sport, however quarterback CJ Bailey threw an interception to Dontavius Nash with 44 seconds remaining. Moments later, the scuffle broke out. 

You possibly can anticipate this to be one of many offseason speaking factors and Week 1 storylines when East Carolina and NC State play once more to open the 2025 season as a part of a beforehand organized collection between the in-state packages, who’re separated by lower than 90 miles.