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Texas Tech’s CJ Baskerville rips Arkansas’ Fernando Carmona for ‘dirty’ act

It looks like a Suh-esque stomp and has the internet excited.

College football fans have been wanting to see the Arkansas Razorbacks offensive lineman step on a Texas Tech cornerback as he lay on the ground.be permanently banned

It's unclear whether Razorbacks redshirt junior lineman Fernando Carmona intentionally stepped on C.J. Baskerville's ankle, but the Red Raiders cornerback certainly thinks so.

Many on the internet believe Fernando Carmona's stomp on CJ Baskerville's ankle was intentional. X/CJ Baskerville
Baskerville said Carmona yelled at him and kicked him out after stepping on his ankle at the Liberty Bowl. X/CJ Baskerville

“There's no denying that Arkansas played a great game last night. I'm not going to take that away from them,” Baskerville wrote. Post to X It featured two sides of the incident. “But it's just filthy when #55 Fernando Carmona blatantly steps on my ankle and pushes me down on purpose. He keeps saying, 'I've got your b**** a***.' . Do your best. ”

Arkansas players celebrate by hoisting the AutoZone Liberty Bowl trophy after defeating Texas Tech 36-26. Chris Day/The Commercial Appeal / USA TODAY NETWORK (via Imagn Images)

The incident occurred in the fourth quarter of Friday's Liberty Bowl game. The Razorbacks carried the ball down the middle of the field, and Baskerville had just stepped up to make a stop.

He was still lying on the ground when Carmona's foot hit his ankle.

The post that appears to be Baskerville's stomp has been viewed by about 4 million X users as of Sunday.

During the second half of the Liberty Bowl, University of Arkansas quarterback Tylen Green (10) runs the ball against Texas Tech defensive back CJ Baskerville (9).
AP

“We should demand that this pig/thug be kicked out of football,” one user wrote. “Let's zoom in on this!”

“Rather, it looks like he's walking around trying to get to the RB, and he almost steps on the RB as well,” another noted.

“Shitty behavior on his part. There's always so much energy for a guy like that,” chimed in a third.

Dasmin James (age 83) of the Arkansas Razorbacks catches a pass during the first half of the AutoZone Liberty Bowl game against CJ Baskerville (age 9) of the Texas Tech Red Raiders. Getty Images
University of Arkansas defensive lineman Cameron Ball, 5, celebrates his team's Liberty Bowl victory. AP

Many users followed Baskerville, with one user writing: It's very soft. Never in my life have I seen a major conference football player run to social media after practice and post something like this. ”

The altercation appears to have garnered almost as much attention as the Liberty Bowl itself, which the University of Arkansas won 39-26.

The Razorbacks were led by junior quarterback Taylen Green, who had two touchdowns and 341 yards on just 11 completions. Green added another touchdown and gained 81 more yards on the ground.

Arkansas finished with 559 yards to Texas Tech's 497 yards.

With Friday's win, the Razorbacks improved to 29-8 overall against the Red Raiders.

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