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cbabe

(5,937 posts)
Sun Nov 16, 2025, 12:01 PM Sunday

Texas trooper sent home after confronting South Carolina player during game

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/nov/15/texas-trooper-sent-home-after-confronting-south-carolina-players-during-game

Texas trooper sent home after confronting South Carolina player during game

Trooper exchanged words with Nyck Harbor

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A Texas trooper who confronted South Carolina’s Nyck Harbor after the player’s touchdown on Saturday was sent home from the game, according to the state’s Department of Public Safety.

Harbor scored on an 80-yard reception in the second quarter and entered the tunnel after the score, appearing to walk off a leg injury. As he and three of his teammates, including running back Oscar Adaway III, were walking back to the field, the trooper walked in between Harbor and Adaway and bumped into them.

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(Sent home. Made to sit in the corner for a time out and no dinner?)
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Texas trooper sent home after confronting South Carolina player during game (Original Post) cbabe Sunday OP
Obvi UT_democrat Sunday #1
i'd wager he had a really big bet on that game... ret5hd Sunday #2
With some racism thrown in there as well. nt MarineCombatEngineer Sunday #3
"Bumped into them"? Really? I saw it and it want a bump. Phoenix61 Sunday #4
Assault by any standard. If Texas had standards. cbabe Sunday #7
Getting to be on the field Boo1 Sunday #5
Not good enough, MarineCombatEngineer Sunday #6
Has it been reported what he yelled at the kid? Sogo Sunday #8
It was waaay more than a bump obamanut2012 Sunday #9
That's not going to be enough. Iggo Sunday #10
The sooner that asshole is out of law enforcement, the better. Paladin Sunday #11
Why ? I don't know anything about football JI7 Sunday #12
Why do arrogant bullies do anything? cbabe 23 hrs ago #13
This guy should be named publicly. hamsterjill 22 hrs ago #14

ret5hd

(22,002 posts)
2. i'd wager he had a really big bet on that game...
Sun Nov 16, 2025, 12:14 PM
Sunday

and was really pissed.

isn’t gambling illegal in tx? maybe oughta look into that maybe.

Phoenix61

(18,637 posts)
4. "Bumped into them"? Really? I saw it and it want a bump.
Sun Nov 16, 2025, 12:18 PM
Sunday

Intentionally walked between them and shoulder checked them and then turned around and had something to say about it. POS needs to be fired.

Boo1

(43 posts)
5. Getting to be on the field
Sun Nov 16, 2025, 12:20 PM
Sunday

for gameday is a pretty cushy job with a lot of cool perks.

Getting dropped from that detail and put outside working gameday traffic is a pretty good punishment.

MarineCombatEngineer

(16,912 posts)
6. Not good enough,
Sun Nov 16, 2025, 12:26 PM
Sunday

at the very least, he should get a written reprimand in his personnel jacket.
Personally, I think he should be terminated, but that's not up to me to decide.

Sogo

(6,844 posts)
8. Has it been reported what he yelled at the kid?
Sun Nov 16, 2025, 12:46 PM
Sunday

I'm just glad the player didn't react and then get arrested!

Iggo

(49,426 posts)
10. That's not going to be enough.
Sun Nov 16, 2025, 01:27 PM
Sunday

When all the talking heads get to work on Monday, this thing will metastasize.

That man’s eventually going to lose his job.

And he should.

Paladin

(32,037 posts)
11. The sooner that asshole is out of law enforcement, the better.
Sun Nov 16, 2025, 01:39 PM
Sunday

So glad his vile behavior was captured and then widely spread.

JI7

(92,980 posts)
12. Why ? I don't know anything about football
Sun Nov 16, 2025, 03:26 PM
Sunday

and whether this player is well known or something. Not that it would be ok but wondering why he did it.

hamsterjill

(16,845 posts)
14. This guy should be named publicly.
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 11:20 AM
22 hrs ago

He should receive a suspension (at a minimum) without pay. He was a blatant asshole in that encounter.

I remember a time when the Texas DPS was respected - long, long time ago. This guy is a disgrace.

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