LeGarrette Blount Punches Byron Hout: Bad End to Ugly Oregon Loss to Boise State

LeGarrette Blount Punch Video Shows Cheap Shot After Poor Personal Performance

The most unexpected thing to come out of the Oregon at Boise State game Thursday evening wasn't that Boise State won the game (some of us saw that one coming), nor that there was a fight where LeGarrette Blount of Oregon punched Byron Hout

But that the LeGarrette Blount punch was thrown after the game was over. Boise State, ranked 14th in the nation going into the game, hosted the 16th ranked Oregon Ducks on their blue football field (dubbed the Smurf Turf) and handily defeated them, 19-8.

Although the fans chanting "over-rated" may not be an accurate assessment of the 2009 Oregon Ducks, the win shows that Boise State is again a team to be reckoned with, having posted a 12-1 overall record in 2008 and an undefeated regular season.

What the LeGarrette Blount punch shows (and, of course, there is a viral video to prove it) is a young player's frustrations taken out on Byron Hout. A quick look at the video (for those who did not watch the Smurf Turf gridiron war Thursday evening) shows LeGarrette Blount's punch connecting squarely with Byron Hout's jaw.

It is unclear if Byron Hout said something to precipitate the punch but it is clear that he was turning away from LeGarrette Blount when Blount threw said punch. The shot staggered Byron Hout as LeGarrette Blount bounced backwards.

The two teams had met to exchange handshakes. And it didn't end there as Oregon players and an assistant coach had to restrain Blount and guide him back toward the locker room. Blount also exchanged words and taunts with Boise State fans and confronted a police officer as he was led away.