Texas State Police berate South Carolina wide receiver after touchdown; department speaks
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A Texas state trooper was “relieved of game day assignment” Saturday after exchanging words with South Carolina’s Nyck Harbor following a long touchdown.
After Harbor caught a pass and ran for an 80-yard score, he grabbed his right hamstring and continued walking toward a tunnel at Kyle Field.
Several of his teammates joined him and Harbor cautiously emerged from the tunnel.
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South Carolina Gamecocks wide receiver Nyck Harbor runs with the ball against the Texas A&M Aggies on Oct. 28, 2023, at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas. (Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
While walking back, an officer cut in and made contact with Harbor and running back Oscar Adaway III.
The officer then scolded Harbor, who turned around but continued walking toward the field.
The police department announced on X that the officer was relieved of his game day assignment and sent home.
NBA star LeBron James called for the official’s suspension.
“That A&M cop needs to be suspended!!! That was premeditated and cheesy!! He went out of his way to start some s—. Do better man,” he posted on X.
The touchdown put the Gamecocks up 27-3, and that lead would grow to 30-3, but the third-ranked Aggies stormed all the way back for a wild 31-30 victory.
South Carolina Gamecocks wide receiver Nyck Harbor celebrates a play against the Texas A&M Aggies during the second half at Kyle Field. (Dustin Safranek/USA Today Sports)
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Texas A&M outscored South Carolina 28-0 in the second half to complete its biggest comeback yet.
Marcel Reed threw for a career-high 439 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Aggies to 10-0 on the season.
The comeback overshadowed a 21-point comeback by a Johnny Manziel-led team in a 52-48 victory in the 2013 Chick-fil-A Bowl over Duke. Entering Saturday, the teams were 0-286 in Southeastern Conference games since 2004 when they were losing by 27 points or more.
Reed bounced back from a terrible first half, when he was intercepted twice and had a fumble returned to score and put the Aggies in a 30-3 hole. He had a dazzling second half to keep Texas A&M on track for its first trip to the College Football Playoff.
The Aggies took the lead for the first time on a 4-yard run by EJ Smith with about 11 minutes remaining.
Texas A&M had a first down at the 1 after that, but Jamarion Morrow fumbled on a trick play and the Gamecocks rallied with about three minutes left.
Texas A&M Aggies running back EJ Smith celebrates with receiver Izaiah Williams after scoring a touchdown during the fourth quarter against the South Carolina Gamecocks at Kyle Field. (Troy Taormina/Imagn Images)
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Dalton Brooks and Cashius Howell sacked LaNorris Sellers on consecutive plays for fourth-and-16 with about 90 seconds left. Sellers made it on fourth down and was stopped before the first down marker to seal the victory.
Sellers threw for 246 yards with two touchdowns and one interception for South Carolina (3-7, 1-7), which lost a fifth straight game.
The News contributed to this report.
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