Texas trooper sent home after confronting South Carolina player during game

[cbabe]

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/nov/15/texas-trooper-sent-home-after-confronting-south-carolina-players-during-game

Texas trooper sent home after confronting South Carolina player during game

Trooper exchanged words with Nyck Harbor

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Sat 15 Nov 2025 17.36 EST

A Texas trooper who confronted South Carolina’s Nyck Harbor after the player’s touchdown on Saturday was sent home from the game, according to the state’s Department of Public Safety.

Harbor scored on an 80-yard reception in the second quarter and entered the tunnel after the score, appearing to walk off a leg injury. As he and three of his teammates, including running back Oscar Adaway III, were walking back to the field, the trooper walked in between Harbor and Adaway and bumped into them.

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(Sent home. Made to sit in the corner for a time out and no dinner?)

[UT_democrat]

1. Obvi

1. Texas
2. Trooper

[ret5hd]

2. i'd wager he had a really big bet on that game...

and was really pissed.

isn’t gambling illegal in tx? maybe oughta look into that maybe.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

3. With some racism thrown in there as well. nt

[Phoenix61]

4. "Bumped into them"? Really? I saw it and it want a bump.

Intentionally walked between them and shoulder checked them and then turned around and had something to say about it. POS needs to be fired.

[cbabe]

7. Assault by any standard. If Texas had standards.

[Boo1]

5. Getting to be on the field

for gameday is a pretty cushy job with a lot of cool perks.

Getting dropped from that detail and put outside working gameday traffic is a pretty good punishment.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

6. Not good enough,

at the very least, he should get a written reprimand in his personnel jacket.
Personally, I think he should be terminated, but that's not up to me to decide.

[Sogo]

8. Has it been reported what he yelled at the kid?

I'm just glad the player didn't react and then get arrested!

[obamanut2012]

9. It was waaay more than a bump

[Iggo]

10. That's not going to be enough.

When all the talking heads get to work on Monday, this thing will metastasize.

That man’s eventually going to lose his job.

And he should.

[Paladin]

11. The sooner that asshole is out of law enforcement, the better.

So glad his vile behavior was captured and then widely spread.

[JI7]

12. Why ? I don't know anything about football

and whether this player is well known or something. Not that it would be ok but wondering why he did it.

[cbabe]

13. Why do arrogant bullies do anything?

[hamsterjill]

14. This guy should be named publicly.

He should receive a suspension (at a minimum) without pay. He was a blatant asshole in that encounter.

I remember a time when the Texas DPS was respected - long, long time ago. This guy is a disgrace.