The 69-year-old West Virginia coach said he used a “completely insensitive and abhorrent phrase,” during a radio appearance when he said “all those f--s, those Catholic f--s,” which was followed by some laughs but mostly silence from the hosts.
In his subsequent statement, shared by West Virginia basketball, Huggins said: “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,” he continued, “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.
“West Virginia University does not condone the use of such language and takes such actions very seriously,” it added. “The situation is under review and will be addressed by the University and its athletics department.”
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