At least one player appeared injured in the fracas. Tulsa safety Kendarin Ray was helped off the field after the teams were separated.
FORT WORTH, Texas — A game intended to honor the men and women of the United States military service branches ended with a bad look by both teams. Mississippi State and Tulsa got into a multi-player, sidelines-clearing fight after the Bulldogs defeated the Golden Hurricane 28-26 at Amon G. Carter Stadium. Video shows Mississippi State wide receiver Malik Heath intentionally kicking Tulsa safety TieNeal Martin in the middle of the madness. The kick came moments after Martin threw aggressive punches at multiple Mississippi State players. Heath also threw punches during the fight. Heath and Martin were two of many players from both sides who were heavily involved in the pile up. It lasted for several seconds. Heath posted a social media video in the locker room praising himself for his involvement in the altercation. In his on-field postgame interview with the ESPN broadcast crew, Mississippi State coach Mike Leach said “this is a football game so we’re not going to be tearing cloth over this deal.” “Somebody went to a football game and somebody got hit,” Leach said.
