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After Tuskegee’s 17-14 victory over Albany State, the two teams got into a heated altercation that campus police and coaches quickly broke up. Albany State tried to put together a game-winning drive with a series of lateral passes, but Tuskegee defenders ultimately pulled the ball out of bounds. As the clock hit zero, Tuskegee celebrated the victory, and the Albany State receiver who was pushed out of bounds started a heated back-and-forth with players on the sidelines.
Players converged on the Albany State receiver, and other Albany State players went over to confront the Tuskegee players, leading to a gathering on Tuskegee’s sideline. Pushing and shoving ensued. Then a mini skirmish between a couple of players occurred that reached midfield before Tuskegee coaches and campus police ultimately broke up the altercation. After the incident, the teams were separated, and some players exchanged pleasantries. ESPN Plus broadcast the altercation in full at the end of the matchup stream.
The matchup pitted two of the SIAC’s blueblood programs against each other as both looked to gain leverage in the SIAC standings. Albany State is coached by first-year head coach David Bowser, and Tuskegee recently underwent a mid-season coaching shakeup after firing alumnus Aaron James following the team’s 20-18 loss to Morehouse College in the Tuskegee-Morehouse Classic.
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After the win, Tuskegee University will play Allen University. Meanwhile, Albany State faces off against a tough Benedict College team that just beat Edward Waters University 45-24 and is 6-1 on the season following their loss to Tuskegee University earlier in the season.
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