CHARLOTTE — Emotions between Kentucky and Virginia Tech football players spilled over into a pregame altercation before the Belk Bowl Tuesday.
ESPN cameras appeared to catch UK quarterback Lynn Bowden punch Virginia Tech defensive tackle DaShawn Crawford. Dick Gabriel, the sideline reporter for the UK Radio Network, also reported a punch had been thrown toward Bowden.
Players from the two teams had to be separated multiple times before warmups started.
At the bowl media day Monday, Bowden refused to talk about Virginia Tech when asked questions about Kentucky's opponents.
The bad blood appears to have started at a pre-bowl event over the weekend when the two teams crossed paths at the Charlotte Motor Speedway.