Critically Wounded Ex-Mankato State Player Threw First Punch After Provocation Outside Bar

Dismissed Rutgers quarterback Philip Nelson provoked former Mankato State linebacker Isaac Kolstad, who hit Nelson with a punch in the back, knocking down Nelson and leading to a still unidentified man to sucker-punch Kolstad unconscious. Nelson faces 20 years in jail after kicking an unconscious Kolstad in the head.