Idaho State Investigates Abuse Claims Against Coach

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Idaho State University confirmed Tuesday that it is investigating a formal complaint filed Nov. 14 by a member of its football team who alleges he was abused by its head coach and received inappropriate text messages from an assistant coach.

Safety Jayson Miller claims head coach Rob Phenicie hammer punched him on the shoulder with enough force to cause bruising through his shoulder pads. During halftime of a Nov. 10 game at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Phenicie punched the shoulder pads of Miller, who then told the coach not to have any more physical contact with him. Phenicie then punched Miller a second time, according to the complaint filed four days later. Miller also reported the alleged punching incident to the Cal Poly University Police Department, which confirmed it has launched an investigation, and is pursuing criminal charges against Phenicie. 

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