Referee's slip leaves East Carolina's David Coleman Jr with fractured fibula in win over Temple
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BBC Sport reports that East Carolina defensive back David Coleman Jr broke a fibula when an official slipped and collided with the player against Temple.
East Carolina defensive back David Coleman Jr fractured a leg when a referee accidentally collided with the player in the first half of the Pirates' win over Temple, BBC Sport reports.
The contact came between plays: an official heading to deal with something near the 40-yard line lost footing behind a group of players and skidded into Coleman Jr, knocking the defensive back forward onto the turf.
Two team members later carried Coleman Jr off so the injured leg bore no weight, and coach Blake Harrell confirmed that a half-time X-ray showed a fractured fibula.
East Carolina won 17-9, with Coleman Jr credited with one tackle before leaving the field.
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Harrell offered thoughts and prayers for the player and called the episode wild, adding that no official had done anything like it in the coach's experience.
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BBC Sport's account has a match official unintentionally causing a leg fracture to an East Carolina college football player during the opening half of the team's victory over Temple.
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BBC Sport reports that David Coleman Jr, an East Carolina defensive back, was on the field with team-mates between plays when an official ran toward a spot near the 40-yard line.
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BBC Sport describes the official losing footing while coming up behind the group and skidding into contact with Coleman Jr, and the impact sent the defensive back forward onto the turf.
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BBC Sport reports that Coleman Jr remained down and was later carried off by two team members to keep weight off the injured leg.
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BBC Sport reports that coach Blake Harrell confirmed a half-time X-ray showed Coleman Jr had fractured a fibula in the incident.
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BBC Sport reports that Harrell offered thoughts and prayers for the player, called the incident wild and said such a thing had not been seen from an official in the coach's experience.
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BBC Sport reports that East Carolina won 17-9 and that Coleman Jr had one tackle before leaving the field.
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