Referee accidentally sends East Carolina player to hospital with bizarre collision

An Eastern Carolina player was sent to a hospital after a collision on Saturday — but the injury was not caused by another player. In between plays during the Pirates’ 17-9 win over Temple at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, an official collided with ECU safety David Coleman Jr. in a wild scene. As the Pirates’ defense was setting up its formation, the referee slipped and fell into Coleman while running closer to the play.