According to a report from Moscow-Pullman Daily News editor Michael-Shawn Dugar, Idaho head football coach Paul Petrino (brother of Louisville coach Bobby Petrino) had to be physically restrained from going after Dugar and another reporter after a practice this week.

The incident began when Petrino asked Dugar if he had seen enough deep balls thrown that day at practice, a reference to an article Dugar wrote about how the Idaho team looked to “perfect” its vertical passing attack that season. (An article that, from what I read, seems more than fair.)

When Dugar and the other reporter responded that they had seen some deep balls thrown that day, Petrino flew off the handle, screaming: “If all you’re going to write is negative (expletive) then none of you need to be here!”

From there, the situation escalated:

But moments later, Petrino walked up to me and the Tribune reporter just outside the practice field and began to scream in my face, loudly informing us how many deep balls the team completed Wednesday. He then went on to chide us for our inaccurate criticisms of quarterback Matt Linehan and our lack of football knowledge, walking away saying, “You don’t even know what the (expletive) you’re talking about! Do your (expletive) job!” Then he turned back and started to move toward me, still angrily shouting expletives about my writing and my professionalism while being physically restrained by one of his assistants, approaching me as if he had plans to do something other than verbally express his concerns.

Coach Petrino, I think I speak for all of humanity when I say you need to chill out. The Idaho media isn’t known for being especially vicious. Saying the run game is good but the passing attack can improve isn’t even negative, it’s just an assessment, and a pretty fair one at that.

This isn’t the first time Petrino has had an issue with the Idaho media either. Last season, he prohibited the media from speaking with any players after the final two losses of the year.