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UofL coach Jeff Brohm says threats against him, family came directly to his phone

UofL coach Jeff Brohm says threats against him, family came directly to his phone
Well, I don't want to give too many details. I don't know if I'm allowed to, but it was ***, you know, *** direct message to my phone after the game. I be what said this. It's not good, but you know what, uh, like I said, uh, things directed to me. I'm fine with it directed to my family and wife and kids. That's, that's, that's more the line, but, uh, you know what, uh, we, we move on and, uh. People aren't happy with losses. I'm I'm not as well so you know what, we're going to go to work and put our head down and then go try to win the next game and that's how we're going to treat this game and the next game and it's *** one game season and challenges ahead of us this week, so we got to take them head on and go to work and try to win.
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Updated: 1:55 PM EST Nov 17, 2025
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UofL coach Jeff Brohm says threats against him, family came directly to his phone
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Updated: 1:55 PM EST Nov 17, 2025
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Louisville football coach Jeff Brohm gave more details Monday about threats recently made against him, resulting in the arrest of a man from Texas.Brian Mandel, of Corpus Christi, Texas, was indicted for terroristic threatening and attempted extortion.According to court records, Mandel made threats against Brohm and his wife and two children, along with offensive coordinator Brian Brohm and quarterback Miller Moss.They were made after the overtime loss to University of California, Berkeley on Nov. 8.Louisville then lost by one point on Friday to Clemson. On the Monday after that game, WLKY asked for a comment on Mandel's alleged threats.He said the threats came directly as a "direct message" to his phone. He did not give any other information about what the threat said, but we do know he threatened his family as well."Things directly to me, I'm fine with. Directed to my family and kids... it's going over the line," he said.Hear his full comments in the video player at the top of this story.In all, Mandel is facing six charges.

Louisville football coach Jeff Brohm gave more details Monday about threats recently made against him, resulting in the arrest of a man from Texas.

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Brian Mandel, of Corpus Christi, Texas, was indicted for terroristic threatening and attempted extortion.

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According to court records, Mandel made threats against Brohm and his wife and two children, along with offensive coordinator Brian Brohm and quarterback Miller Moss.

They were made after the overtime loss to University of California, Berkeley on Nov. 8.

Louisville then lost by one point on Friday to Clemson. On the Monday after that game, WLKY asked for a comment on Mandel's alleged threats.

He said the threats came directly as a "direct message" to his phone. He did not give any other information about what the threat said, but we do know he threatened his family as well.

"Things directly to me, I'm fine with. Directed to my family and kids... it's going over the line," he said.

Hear his full comments in the video player at the top of this story.

In all, Mandel is facing six charges.

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