Iowa’s Fran McCaffery initiates awkward stare down with referee

Iowa’s Fran McCaffery is at it once more — this time in a stare down with a referee he clearly had a bone to select with.

The notoriously hot-head coach and his Hawkeyes confronted off in opposition to Michigan State on Saturday and a name clearly had McCaffery’s blood boiling.

In a video on Twitter that captured the viral second, McCaffery walked as much as the ref, stood about six ft away, fingers on his hips, and stared him down. The referee in return holds the ball and stares again, holding a glance of anticipation on his face as if this isn’t the primary time the Iowa coach has been upset with him.

Regardless that an assistant coach was attempting to drag McCaffery again, he continued.

The 16-second-long eye battle intensified when McCaffery took three steps nearer to the official. The ref answered rapidly with 4 steps of his personal. The 2 continued to stare till McCaffery was pulled away by one in all his workers members, refocusing him again to the sport at hand.

The matchup ended up falling in McCaffery’s favor with the Hawkeyes beating the Spartans, 112-106, in additional time, as Iowa improved to 18-11 with the Massive Ten event nearing.

Compared to his historical past of notorious moments, this was a considerably calmer altercation with a referee. In 2019, McCaffery adopted an official down the hallway after a 90-70 blowout loss to Ohio State and yelled, “You dishonest motherf–ker! You’re a f–king shame!”

Additionally on his listing of tantrums are an ejection for bumping an official in 2014 and slamming a chair throughout an altercation with an official in 2012.