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Idaho starts investigation into allegations of player mistreatment

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The University of Idaho has started an investigation into the alleged actions of members of the football coaching staff after an anonymous email was sent out Monday.

The email, according to the Moscow-Pullman Daily News, was sent by someone identifying himself as "Joe Adams," a name that's not on Idaho's football team. Coach Paul Petrino's team is 1-3 in 2015. The only win is over FCS-level Wofford.

From the Daily News:

Among the many accusations were the claims Petrino and his staff frequently use demeaning language when addressing the players and conducted more two-a-day practices during fall camp than the NCAA permits, which the anonymous sender of the email says is the reason the team lost its Sept. 3 season opener against Ohio.

"Petrino and his staff are hurting the players rather than building them up," the email reads. "Also I believe if fall camp wasn't a month long we would have beaten Ohio. We played good during the first half and the second half our legs was gone due to days before we scrimmaged like usual live (tackling) at practice."

Idaho's football team released a statement Monday afternoon saying the email contained "significant libelous/slanderous material." Tuesday, the school said it was investigating the allegations in the email.

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On September 28, 2015, the University of Idaho received an anonymous email alleging complaints about the behavior of certain members of the Vandal football coaching staff. The welfare of our students and student-athletes is our primary concern and as such, the university takes these allegations very seriously.

We have initiated an investigation into these allegations and fully expect the process to move forward quickly and efficiently. The university’s Internal Audit unit has referred the specific allegations to NCAA compliance (which reports to UI General Counsel) and to the department of Human Resources and will monitor the progress of the investigations by each area. Once the investigation has reached its conclusion, the university will take the appropriate action.

Captains for the team sent the Daily News a statement that said the players stood behind the coaching staff and didn't support any of the accusations. Petrino defended himself at his news conference Tuesday.

He also said he believed the letter wasn't written by anyone on the team.

This is also the second time Petrino has been accused of mistreatment in recent weeks. Petrino denied allegations by a reporter that he verbally accosted him during practice. The reporter, who had written a story about the kinks in Idaho's deep passing game, said Petrino screamed at him about the team's aerial attack and had to be held back by an assistant coach before practice was closed to the media. Petrino said in a statement that while he did react poorly, he did not threaten the reporter.

Idaho's athletic director said he witnessed the incident and that Petrino was never restrained.

Petrino, the brother of Louisville coach Bobby Petrino, is in the midst of his third season at Idaho. Through 27 games he's 3-24.

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Nick Bromberg is the assistant editor of Dr. Saturday on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at nickbromberg@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter!


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