East Carolina and North Carolina State are separated by 83 miles. The ill will transcends the distance. At the end of the Pirates 26-21 win over the Wolfpack on Saturday in the Military Bowl, all hell broke loose. A wild brawl. MULTIPLE PLAYERS EJECTED following tense moments between NC State and East Carolina in the Military Bowl game.

The Wolfpack was making its first appearance in the Military Bowl at the U.S. Naval Academy, but it was ECU that capped a tremendous turnaround to its season with a victory.

The ending of the Military Bowl between NC State and East Carolina turned into a fight after a Pirates player stole a Wolfpack player's towel: