South Carolina receiver confronted by officer after scoring 80-yard touchdown
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A Texas A&M official was “relieved of game day duty” Saturday after a conversation with South Carolina’s Nyck Harbor following a long field goal.
After catching and running for an 80-yard score, Harbor caught his right hamstring and continued walking into a tunnel at Kyle Field.
Several of his teammates joined him, and Harbor cautiously emerged from the tunnel.
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South Carolina Gamecocks wide receiver Nyck Harbor runs with the ball during a college football game against the Texas A&M Aggies at Kyle Field on October 28, 2023 in College Station, Texas. (Icon Sportswire via Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
However, after returning, an officer intervened and contacted Harbor, who rushed to Oscar Adaway III.
The officer then reprimanded Harbor, who turned back but continued walking toward the field.
The university police department announced that the officer at X was relieved of duty on game day and sent home.
NBA star LeBron James called for the officer to be suspended.
“That A&M cop needs to be suspended! This is premeditated and corny AF!! He went out of his way to start something. Do better, man.” He sent a message to X.
The touchdown gave the Gamecocks a 27-3 lead, which would grow to 30-3, but the third-seeded Aggies trailed all the way for a wild 31-30 win.
South Carolina Gamecocks wide receiver Nyck Harbor celebrates his game against the Texas A&M Aggies in the second half at Kyle Field. (Dustin Safranek/USA Today Sports)
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Texas A&M staged its biggest comeback ever, outscoring South Carolina 28-0 in the second half.
Marcel Reed threw for a career-high 439 yards and three touchdowns, leading the Aggies to 10-0 on the season.
It was the biggest comeback in school history, eclipsing the Johnny Manziel-led team’s 21-point rally to beat Duke 52-48 in the 2013 Chick-fil-A Bowl. Heading into Saturday, teams were 0-286 when trailing by 27 points or more in the Southeastern Conference since 2004.
After a terrible first half in which he was intercepted twice and returned for a score, Reed bounced back and put the Aggies in a 30-3 hole with a dazzling second half to keep Texas A&M on track for its first trip to the College Football Playoff.
The Aggies took the lead for the first time on a 4-yard run by EJ Smith with about 11 minutes left.
Texas A&M had a first down after that in the 1st, but Jamarion Morrow fumbled on a trick play and the Gamecocks rallied with about three minutes left in the game.
Texas A&M Aggies running back EJ Smith celebrates with wide receiver Izaiah Williams after scoring a touchdown in the fourth quarter against the South Carolina Gamecocks at Kyle Field. (Troy Taormina/Imagn Images)
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Dalton Brooks and Cashius Howell sacked LaNorris Sellers on consecutive plays to set up fourth-and-16 with 90 seconds left. Sellers struggled in the fourth and was stopped before reaching the first fall mark to secure the victory.
Sellers threw for 246 yards with two touchdowns and an interception in a loss to South Carolina (3-7, 1-7), which lost its fifth straight game.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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