Bob Huggins says WVU released ‘false statement’ about his resignation: Reports
New York TimesFormer West Virginia basketball coach Bob Huggins said the resignation letter released by the university after he was arrested and charged with driving under the influence last month was a “false statement” and “sent under my name, but no signature is included,” meaning he should still be the employed by the school, according to multiple reports. “I am solely responsible for my conduct and sincerely apologize to the university community — particularly to the student-athletes, coaches and staff in our program.” West Virginia president E. Gordon Gee and athletic director Wren Baker issued a joint statement at the time that said, “We support his decision so that he can focus on his health and family.” West Virginia told Campbell in a letter Saturday that the university “will not accept Mr. Huggins’ renovation of his resignation, nor will it reinstate him as head coach of the men’s basketball program,” according to the AP. The outlet also reported that the university issued an additional response Monday that said Huggins’ claim that he hadn’t resigned “is frivolous.” The arrest came just over a month after Huggins twice used an anti-gay slur in a live interview with a Cincinnati radio station. Following that incident, Gee and Baker said in a statement that it was made “explicitly clear to coach Huggins that any incidents of similar derogatory and offensive language will result in immediate termination.” The live radio incident came during a call-in segment on 700 WLW with prominent and longtime Cincinnati talk-radio host Bill Cunningham.
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