It took 10 practices for a fight to break out on Howard Jones Field, but tempers finally flared on Thursday.
The scuffle happened during an 11-on-11 period as left tackle Austin Jackson and outside linebacker Oluwole Betiku clashed on the edge. After the play ended and whistles blew, the two stayed locked together.
“After 10 practices, it’s hot out here, we’ve been going against each other for two weeks now, you anticipate those, they happen in every camp,” head coach Clay Helton said.
Teammates crashed in immediately to pull the two apart, guiding them back to their respective sidelines, which may have spared the team some extra work after practice.