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Virginia Tech player apologizes for punching fan after Old Dominion upset

Virginia Tech's upset loss to Old Dominion was ugly. The immediate aftermath was even uglier.

When Old Dominion fans rushed the field as the clock hit zero on a 20-17 win against the Hokies on Friday night, the ESPN broadcast's cameras caught Virginia Tech tight end Connor Blumrick striking a fan while running to the locker room.

You can see the blow here:

One day later, Blumrick tweeted an apologetic statement describing the run-in as "an incident" that he regrets and part of his attempt to get to the locker room safely.