UNDATED (AP) — There was plenty of fighting spirit in the Armed Forces Bowl.
A brawl broke out minutes after Mississippi State completed a 28-26 win over No. 22 Tulsa. Players punched and kicked one another as the teams raced around the field to get at each other. Tulsa coach Greg Montgomery said sophomore safety Kendarin Ray was treated for “some sort of concussion” after winding up in the bottom of a pile.
Will Rogers threw for a touchdown and ran for another to help Mississippi State improve to 4-7. Emmanuel Forbes scored on a 90-yard interception return for the Bulldogs.
In other bowl action:
— Antonio Phillips returned an early interception 53 yards for a touchdown while Ball State was building a 27-0 lead in a 34-13 thumping of 19th-ranked San Jose State in the Arizona Bowl. Drew Plitt threw for a touchdown and ran for a score as the Cardinals picked up their seventh straight win since a season-opening loss to Miami of Ohio. The Spartans had to play without its two coordinators and Mountain West Conference player of the year Cade Hall due to COVID-19 and other issues.
— Backup Austin Kendall threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to T.J. Simmons with 5:10 left, giving West Virginia a 24-21 win against Army in the Liberty Bowl. The Cadets had a chance to tie it with 1:50 left before Quinn Maretzki’s 39-yard field goal was wide left. Josh Chandler ended Army’s final possession with an interception and led the 9-3 Mountaineers with 13 tackles. Tyhier Tyler had three rushing touchdowns to tie a Liberty Bowl record, but the Cadets fell to 9-3.
