West Virginia men’s basketball head coach Bob Huggins released a statement Monday apologizing for using an anti-LGBTQ slur during a radio appearance earlier in the day.
While appearing on the Bill Cunningham Show on 700 WLW, Huggins described Xavier fans as “Catholic f--s” in a discussion about the Crosstown Shootout rivalry between Cincinnati and the Musketeers.
“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,” his statement read. “During the conversation, I used a completely abhorrent phrase that there is simply no excuse for—and I won’t try to make one here. I deeply apologize to anyone I have offended, as well as to the Xavier University community, the University of Cincinnati and West Virginia University.”
