![]() Huggins is the face of the institution, a beloved character who has put his home state and his alma mater on his shoulders and carried it to national relevance via its men’s basketball team. ⚠️ Here’s the audio of Bob Huggins calling Xavier fans “Catholic f–s” during an appearance on Bill Cunningham’s WLW radio show in Cincinnati /JTftGx9rQE ![]() Huggins ostracized and denigrated an entire population, but yet the university is choosing to take care with him instead of worrying about the feelings of the already segmented portion of society. That as of this writing Tuesday it hasn’t already speaks volumes about whose comfort is valued and whose is not. But even as they do that, the university could have - and should have - suspended Huggins indefinitely. No doubt there are legal minions running around with their hair on fire, parsing through every last word of Huggins’ contract, searching for the critical “for cause’’ out clause. The university’s very mission reads that West Virginia University is committed to creating a “diverse and inclusive culture.’’ It has an entire dropdown menu on its website about inclusive initiatives. It essentially comes down to what the university is willing to tolerate, and how hard a line it wants to take against hate speech. Sometimes these things are complicated this is not complicated. There is nothing to review here, no investigation necessary to uncover what may or may not have happened. To which West Virginia responded with its own statement, saying it would review the situation.
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