A pregame tailgate outside Vaught-Hemingway Stadium turned ugly when two Ole Miss fans got into a full-on brawl before the Rebels’ matchup with Charlotte.
The fight broke out during a tailgate ceremony honoring victims of the 9/11 attacks, and witnesses saw the women throwing punches and pulling hair as the scene spiraled fast. Campus police officers had to step in right away to break up the crowd, and university officials have not yet released an official statement on the incident.
A new angle of the confrontation shows just how messy it got. The women were on the ground, still fighting, while wearing heels and drawing a stunned reaction from people nearby. After about 10 seconds, a few young men moved in to pull them apart, but one woman wasn’t held back enough and rushed back in with one last punch to the face.
The off-field chaos came before a day that went much better for Ole Miss on the field. The ninth-ranked Rebels rolled past the Charlotte 49ers, 41-9, to secure their thirteenth straight home win at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium and move to 2-0 on the season.
Afterward, head coach Pete Golding said, “There was an opportunity… to really close the door and finish,”
Quarterback Trinidad Chambliss handled the game efficiently, passing for 225 yards and two touchdowns. Backup quarterback Deuce Knight later got in on the action with a rushing touchdown, and running back Kewan Lacy powered the ground game with 87 rushing yards and two scores.
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