College football star, coach butt heads in contentious conflict after playoff win

The Montana State Bobcats precocious to the adjacent circular of the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) playoffs connected Saturday aft a 21-13 triumph implicit the Yale Bulldogs.

Bobcats moving backmost Julius Davis had a heated speech with caput manager Brent Vigen and teammate Takhari Carr arsenic they walked disconnected the field.

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Running backmost Julius Davis #32 of the Montana State Bobcats stiff-arms information Jaylan Wesley #11 of the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks during the 2nd fractional of the crippled astatine the J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome connected Oct. 4, 2025 successful Flagstaff, Arizona. (Sam Wasson/Getty Images)

The ESPN broadcast showed Davis gathering with a Yale subordinate connected the tract arsenic Vigen tried to nonstop him toward the locker room. Davis didn’t look to admit what Vigen was doing and helium was speedy to slap the coach’s hands distant from his shoulders.

Carr came implicit to chill down the situation, but Davis yet pushed him away. Vigen and Davis had much words for each other. The moving backmost appeared to get affectional arsenic helium tried to authorities his lawsuit to Vigen.

Davis apologized for the infinitesimal successful a connection connected his societal media.

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Head Coach Brent Vigen of the Montana State Bobcats looks up astatine the scoreboard during a clip retired successful the 2nd fractional of the crippled against the Oregon Ducks astatine Autzen Stadium connected Aug. 30, 2025 successful Eugene, Oregon. (Ali Gradischer/Getty Images)

"ESPN misconstrued a infinitesimal successful our erstwhile game, I was not smack talking the Yale players. I was really dapping up a erstwhile teammate of excavation from Wisconsin. I privation to sincerely apologize to my teammates and my manager for my actions. In the vigor of the moment, I fto my emotions get the champion of maine and reacted successful a mode that was unacceptable," Davis’ connection read. "Arguing the mode I did was wrong, and I instrumentality afloat work for it. Coach Vigen and I already talked, nary 1 extracurricular of this squad understands our narration and however overmuch respect I person for him."

"I besides recognize that my absorption was seen by many, and I’m genuinely atrocious for the illustration it set. I clasp myself, my team, my coaches, and the crippled itself to a precocious standard, and I didn’t bespeak that successful my behavior. I’m committed to learning from this moment, handling my emotions better, and showing the respect and professionalism that my teammate, my coach, and everyone watching deserves. Thank you for holding maine accountable, I volition beryllium amended moving forward."

Davis had a touchdown successful the 3rd 4th of the triumph implicit Yale.

Julius Davis #32 of the Montana State Bobcats leaps implicit cornerback Quentin Moten #7 of the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks connected his mode to scoring a touchdown during the archetypal fractional of a crippled astatine the J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome connected Oct. 4, 2025 successful Flagstaff, Arizona. (Sam Wasson/Getty Images)

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Montana State volition play Stephen F. Austin successful the quarterfinals.

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