Northern Colorado's Max McCaffrey Reprimanded; Accidentally Hit Fan with Clipboard

Northern Colorado offensive coordinator Max McCaffrey has been "officially reprimanded" for throwing a piece of broken clipboard into the stands and inadvertently hitting a fan during Saturday's game against Montana State.

According to The Athletic, the university determined that McCaffrey "showed a lack of judgment but no malicious intent." McCaffrey is the son of Northern Colorado head coach Ed McCaffrey, and the brother of Bears quarterback Dylan McCaffrey, as well as Carolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey.

The university reportedly reviewed the incident in conjunction with the Big Sky Conference and Montana State. According to the university, the fan requested the broken clipboard as a souvenir, and McCaffrey obliged.

"While Coach Max McCaffrey's tossing of a souvenir into the stands showed poor judgment, it was clear there was no intent to harm nor was the action fueled by anger," athletic director Darren Dunn said in a statement, via The Athletic. "Max is embarrassed by the incident and is working privately to apologize to the fan hit by the errant toss."

Dunn added, "After visiting with Max and the entire football staff, I am confident we will have no further engagement with fans of our opponents."

Max McCaffrey is currently in his second season on the Northern Colorado staff and his first as offensive coordinator.

He played wide receiver at Duke for four seasons. In three NFL seasons he failed to make an official roster and bounced around practice squads for the Green Bay Packers, Las Vegas Raiders, New Orleans Saints, San Francisco 49ers and Jacksonville Jaguars.

Northern Colorado lost Saturday's game to Montana State 40-7 and is currently 2-3 on the season.