High tensions appeared to spill onto the field pregame before Kentucky took on Virginia Tech in Tuesday's Belk Bowl/ ESPN's cameras appeared to show UK quarterback Lynn Bowden punching 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.
No penalty or team discipline was assessed following the pregame incident.
The incident comes just days after Bowden refused to discuss his opponent on multiple occasions during a Belk Bowl media event on Monday.
“I ain’t talking about them, I ain’t talking about them," he said.