He didn't physically assault them as Redweek implies, but it was absolutely classless of the BYU fan to be shoving a camera in their faces. Realistically, if somebody is harassing your family like that, I can't say I wouldn't give the guy a shove and tell him to get out of my face.
But yes, the Ute spin that the Whittinghams were attacked and beaten by an unruly mob of BYU fans is total nonsense.