Max Bretos and Jonathan Coachman react to Cincinnati coach Tommy Tuberville responding to a heckling fan, saying, "Get a job" following Cincinnati's 20-3 loss to BYU. (1:11)

Cincinnati athletic director Mike Bohn said Sunday that coach Tommy Tuberville was in a "no-win situation" on Saturday when he responded to a fan's heckling by yelling into the stands.

As Tuberville walked into the tunnel following the Bearcats' 20-3 home loss to BYU, a frustrated fan yelled: "Hey Tommy, you're stealing. You're stealing from this university. You're stealing, Tommy!"

Tuberville reacted by yelling: "Hey, go to hell. Get a job! Get a job!"

Tommy Tuberville lost his cool Saturday when he was heckled by a fan following Cincinnati's 20-3 loss to BYU. Steve Nurenberg/Icon Sportswire

The loss dropped Cincinnati to 4-5 on the season.

"Coach Tuberville was put in a no-win situation in front of his team last night which resulted in an out of character response from him," Bohn said in the statement.

"He expressed frustrations from an emotional game. Our team, led by our seniors, is fully engaged with coach and his staff to fight to the finish."

Tuberville, 62, received a two-year extension from Cincinnati earlier this year that puts him under contract with the school through 2019. He has a 29-19 record at Cincinnati and the Bearcats have made a bowl game in each of his first three seasons (losing all three).