In the final minute of East Carolina’s 26-21 win over North Carolina State, the two teams got into a fight that sparked eight ejections, as The Athletic ‘s Chris Vannini noted. During the brouhaha, one of the officials took a helmet to the face and walked away with a bloody injury under one of his eyes.

Rahjai Harris broke free for an 86-yard touchdown run with 1:33 remaining, giving East Carolina a pulsating 26-21 victory over NC State in the Military Bowl in a game that descended into a wild brawl in the final minute.

College football's bowl action went off the rails in the Military Bowl with a late-game brawl between ECU and NC State.

N.C. State was up by just a point late in the fourth quarter but an ECU 86-yard run by Rahjai Harris put the Pirates up 26-21.

ECU finished their season at 7-5 and will represent the American Athletic Conference (AAC) in the game while NC State comes in at 6-6 from the Atlantic Coastal Conference (ACC). The two rivals will compete at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, with kickoff set for 5:45 PM EST. You can watch the game live on ESPN.

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The Pack hopes to improve its all-time bowl record to 18-17-1 and snap its four-game losing streak in bowl games. NC State currently stands at 3-6 in bowl contests under Dave Doer

Both NC State and East Carolina have played down the word "rivalry" leading up to their matchup in the Military Bowl on Saturday, Dec. 28. It's hard not to look at the history between these two, the moments and the battles and think of it as anything else.