Doesn't matter. He used physical violence to escalate a situation that involved an NCAA rules violation. That's not a misdemeanor. It's not a crime. It's not a violation of any law. At BEST it's a civil issue that A&M would pursue against USC. He is LAW ENFORCEMENT officer, not an NCAA rules enforcement officer. He was likely off-duty and working a detail to earn extra money. The USC players were leaving the tunnel, which meant the rules violation was over/ending. At MOST he should have just stopped them and said "Hey guys, A&M has asked me not let you guys run into the tunnel during regulation play. Please don't do that again. Good luck. Great game. Thanks guys. I appreciate your help." or something like that. I used to be a cop. My dad was cop. My grandfather was a cop. My great grandfather was a cop. That trooper should NOT be in law enforcement. He is combination of Barney Fife and Cartman. Those types of law enforcement officers are really not common anymore because most large agencies now use psychological tests to weed them out. But the ones who behave like that, that do remain on duty, give all the good cops out there a really bad name. As a 4th generation LAW enforcement officer, I was disgusted, appalled and embarrassed by his behavior.
“It is not the critic who counts. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, because there is no effort without error; who knows great enthusiasms, great devotions; who at best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and at the worst, if he fails, his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”