Two players on the John Jay High School football team came under intense scrutiny after viciously targeting a referee during a game last weekend. The players were ejected from the game and later suspended from the team indefinitely as officials investigate the matter.

But the controversy is far from over. Speaking to ESPN, school officials said the referee in question is seriously considering pressing charges against the two players:

The referee was “very upset” and “wanting to press charges,” Austin Football Officials Association secretary Wayne Elliott said. “The first thing we want is that those two kids never play football again,” said Elliott, who declined to release the referee’s name and added he was seeking guidance from the state officials association. Northside Independent School District athletic director Stan Laing told KENS5-TV that the incident Friday was “disturbing” and “inexcusable.”

The referee, who has been identified as Robert Watts, spoke to TexasHSFootball.com about the incident: