The first threat came within 15 minutes of the defeat. A sports bettor was enraged with the thousands of dollars he lost. The man, a Texan, was allegedly threatening to be repaid — or University of Louisville football coach Jeff Brohm and his quarterback Miller Moss would suffer the consequences.
Within two days, a Jefferson County grand jury would indict Brian Mandel on Nov. 10 on seven charges, six of them terroristic threatening, after police said he threatened Brohm, his family, coaching staff and Moss.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementA University of Louisville Police report, obtained by The Courier Journal through Kentucky's open records law, show the contents of those threats. The threats were delivered via "messages," the report said, though it is unclear through which platform they were sent. UofL spokesperson John Karman previously told The Courier Journal that the alleged threats were made via text message.
According to the report, the first threat came at around 11 p.m. on Nov. 8 while the Cardinals football team and coaching staff were still at Cardinal Stadium following University of Louisville's 29-26 loss to Cal.
Though heavily redacted due to an ongoing investigation, the report states a UofL detective met an individual whose name was redacted and "recovered the threatening message."
The message read: "I am going to find and kill you and your entire (expletive) family you piece of (expletive), ..."
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe rest of that message is redacted.
The report goes on to say the UofL detective "received information" that another threatening message was sent immediately after the game. The recipient is redacted from the report.
That message, which closely mirrors the wording of the previous message, read : "Mark my words, I am going to kill you and your entire (expletive) family, you piece of (expletive)."
The detective also learned a threatening message was sent Nov. 9 at 12:57 p.m. The recipient is also redacted.
That message stated: "I am going to spend the rest of my life making yours miserable. You cost me $80,000 last night. You can either pay me or suffer the consequences — (redacted). They will all suffer."
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe report lists six victims, all redacted, all whose relationship to Mandel is listed as "stranger."
Court records show Mandel was charged with five counts of terroristic threatening on Nov. 8 for threatening Brohm, his wife Jennifer, his two children and his brother, Brian.
On Nov. 9, Mandel was charged with two more counts, including one for terroristic threatening of UofL quarterback Miller Moss.
The second charge was for theft by extortion over $10,000 "by intentionally attempting to obtain property of a value of $10,000 or more from Miller Moss by threatening to inflict bodily injury" on the quarterback and individuals associated with him, the indictment states.
Louisville Cardinals head coach Jeff Brohm said "dumb, critical mistakes" cost Louisville a win against Clemson during the Cards 20-19 loss at L&N Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. At right is Louisville Cardinals quarterback Miller Moss (7).Mandel entered a not-guilty plea during his Nov. 12 arraignment. Court records show he's not allowed to drink alcohol, gamble or have contact with "the victim."
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementA pretrial conference is set in Jefferson Circuit Judge Tracy Davis' court for Feb. 17.
Mandel served as the vice chair of the Corpus Christi Planning Commission, a position he held since August, with his board service beginning in 2020. The Courier Journal previously reported he resigned from his position Nov. 13. He was on his second term, which would have ended next summer, city secretary Rebecca Huerta confirmed to The Courier Journal.
Using Texas' open records law, The Courier Journal obtained Mandel's resignation from the commission.
In that email, dated Nov. 13, Mandel wrote, in part: "I recently became involved in a legal matter. While I firmly believe it does not reflect my beliefs or character, it unfortunately has brought increased attention to the Commission."
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementKatie Nickas, a reporter with the Corpus Christi Caller Times, contributed to this report.
Stephanie Kuzydym is an enterprise and investigative sports reporter. Reach her at [email protected] or on social at @stephkuzy.
This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: UofL football coach Jeff Brohm threats detailed
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