There are calls for West Virginia to fire men’s basketball coach Bob Huggins, and for good reason: He casually uttered a hateful term repeatedly on a Cincinnati radio show, somehow managing to offend Catholic and LGBTQIA+ communities, along with anyone who is a member of both or cares about either. It was unprompted and inexcusable. Of course people want him to be fired.
Me? I want him to resign.
Not as punishment. Not to forfeit a buyout. I want Huggins to resign. Huggins created a situation that could have real negative consequences on the campus where he coaches and went to school, and the only one who can truly stop them is him.