'Children Acting Like Children': Postgame Explodes Into Violence After Texas State Loss, Coach Des Says Incident Was 'Embarrassing'

Last night at Cajun Field should have ended with Louisiana celebrating its 13th consecutive victory over Texas State. Instead, the 42-39 game concluded with punches thrown on the field and another confrontation in the tunnel that left at least one Louisiana player injured.

The violence marred what head coach Michael Desormeaux described as a great football game, turning the postgame handshake near midfield into multiple skirmishes that extended into areas where families typically gather.

The trouble started as Louisiana tried to kneel out the clock. What began as chippy play continued through the handshake line and escalated in the tunnel leading away from the field.

Desormeaux made his feelings clear in his postgame media session, telling reporters the incident was completely classless on Texas State’s part.

“It pisses me off the way the game ended,” he said. “I thought that was complete classless on their part. After the play when we’re trying to kneel the ball, it starts there, and then it continues all the way up the tunnel. So I think that’s no room for that in college football.”

The Louisiana head coach had every right to be upset. His team had just secured a critical win to keep bowl hopes alive, improving to 4-6 on the season, but the focus shifted to behavior that has no place in college football.

Social media captured portions of the chaos, with observers calling out the players involved. One Twitter user posted video of the field altercation with the blunt assessment:

“This is not it. Stupid children acting like children,” according to a post on X (formerly Twitter). The footage showed players from both teams engaged in physical confrontations that went beyond the typical postgame tension.