INDIANAPOLIS – APRIL 02: Head coach Bob Huggins of the West Virginia Mountaineers looks on during practice prior to the 2010 Final Four of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium on April 2, 2010 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

Earlier this week, West Virginia Mountaineers head basketball coach Bob Huggins caused quite a stir in the sports world when he used a homophobic slur in a radio interview. Many thought the longtime Mountaineers head coach could be fired as a result of his actions, but it appears that will not be the case, after all.

According to college sports insider Pete Thamel of ESPN, Huggins and West Virginia are “finalizing details” of a punishment that would allow him to return to the sidelines to coach the team again next season despite using the slur.

“Sources: WVU and coach Bob Huggins are finalizing details for him to return to the sideline next season in the wake of him using an anti-gay slur in a radio interview earlier this week. He’s expected to receive a suspension, $1 million salary reduction and sensitivity training,” Thamel said in a tweet.

“Those are among the requirements for Huggins that are being finalized that he needs to fulfill in order to return,” Thamel added in a follow-up tweet.

Many were shocked and disappointed at the news that Huggins will continue to lead a college program after using the hateful slur, and they took to social media to express their outrage.

https://twitter.com/its_whitney/status/1656312080184619008?s=20

[Pete Thamel]

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