Miami Beach Bowl ends in brawl between BYU and Memphis players

Published: Dec 22, 2014, 4:55 p.m. MST

Some shoving between Brigham Young and the Memphis Tigers breaks out following the NCAA football game at the Miami Beach Bowl, Monday, Dec. 22, 2014. Ravell Call, Deseret News

Immediately following the 55-48 Memphis victory over BYU in the Miami Beach Bowl a brawl broke out on the field of Marlins Park.

The fight which appeared to begin with a few pushes, soon escalated into players wrestling each other to the ground and punches being thrown.

In an ugly scene, BYU defensive back Kai Nacua was caught on camera landing a punch to the back of a head of a Memphis player, while Tiger's Chase Johnson was seen swinging his helmet at Cougar players, before coaches got the players under control.

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BYU athletic director Tom Holmoe apologized to Cougar fans via Twitter following the brawl.

We expect better of our athletes, even in the face of a difficult loss. We intend to fully review this matter. I apologize to Cougar Nation.
— Tom Holmoe (@TomHolmoe) December 23, 2014

Memphis guy who swung his helmet. https://t.co/DwlHadnZ59
— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) December 22, 2014

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