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Bob Huggins, West Virginia reportedly ‘finalizing details’ for his return to the program
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Bob Huggins and West Virginia have reportedly come to an understanding regarding the head coaches’ future.
According to ESPN’s Pete Thamel, the 2 parties have agreed on a path for Huggins to return to the sideline in Morgantown next season. Per the report, Huggins will serve a suspension, take a $1 million salary reduction and go through sensitivity training.
The news comes a couple days after Huggins used a homophobic slur in a radio interview.
Sources: WVU and coach Bob Huggins are finalizing details for him to return to the sideline next season in the wake of him using an anti-gay slur in a radio interview earlier this week. He's expected to receive a suspension, $1 million salary reduction and sensitivity training. pic.twitter.com/w2VSVrl22p
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) May 10, 2023
Those details have not yet been announced by the university. It’s also unclear how long Huggins’ suspension would last. Huggins’ salary would be reduced from $4.2 million to $3.2 million, per ESPN’s report.
Huggins apologized for his comments on Monday evening. Here is the statement he released through the program:
“Earlier today on a Cincinnati radio program, I was asked about the rivalry between my former employer, the University of Cincinnati, and its crosstown rival, Xavier University. During the conversation, I used a completely insensitive and abhorrent phrase that there is simply no excuse for – and I won’t try to make one here. I deeply apologize to the individuals I have offended, as well as to the Xavier University community, the University of Cincinnati community, and West Virginia University. As I have shared with my players over my 40 years of coaching, there are consequences for our words and actions, and I will fully accept any coming my way. I am ashamed and embarrassed and heartbroken for those I have hurt. I must do better, and I will.”
Huggins has been West Virginia’s head coach since 2007. He was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2022.
Spenser is a news editor for Saturday Down South and covers college football across all Saturday Football brands.
