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Texas DPS Sends Trooper Home After Tunnel Confrontation With South Carolina Players

The agency says its inspector general is reviewing the incident following online calls for suspension.

Overview

  • Video from the Texas A&M–South Carolina game shows a Texas state trooper making contact with Nyck Harbor and Oscar Adaway III in the Kyle Field tunnel shortly after Harbor’s 80-yard touchdown.
  • Texas A&M Police said the trooper was relieved of his game-day assignment, and the Texas Department of Public Safety confirmed the trooper was sent home and that its Office of Inspector General is reviewing.
  • LeBron James urged suspension in a post on X, and other prominent figures including Stephen A. Smith and Benjamin Watson criticized the trooper’s conduct.
  • South Carolina staff evaluated Harbor during the game, and coach Shane Beamer said precautionary hospital testing was planned after the final whistle.
  • DPS said no additional information would be released during the review, and the clip continued to circulate widely as Texas A&M completed a 31–30 comeback win.