MOBILE APP. WELL, THIS AFTERNOON, THE DAUGHTER OF FORMER WVU BASKETBALL COACH BOB HUGGINS IS OFFERING HER REACTION FOLLOWING HER FATHER’S RESIGNATION AFTER DUI ARREST HERE IN PITTSBURGH. IN A FACEBOOK POST, JACKIE HUGGINS CALLED WVU LEADERSHIP, QUOTE, COWARDS, BACKSTABBERS AND HYPOCRITES. SHE CLAIMS THEY GAVE HER FATHER 30 MINUTES TO EITHER RESIGN OR BE FIRED. JACKIE SAYS HER DAD IS NOT AN ALCOHOLIC AND MADE A MISTAKE. AS FOR THOSE EMPTY BEER CANS FOUND AT HIS CAR, SHE SAYS HER
Bob Huggins' daughter comes to his defense after ex-WVU coach's DUI arrest
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Updated: 1:38 PM EDT Jun 21, 2023
The daughter of former West Virginia University basketball coach Bob Huggins is offering her reaction following her father's resignation after a DUI arrest in Pittsburgh.In a Facebook post, Jacque Huggins called WVU leadership "cowards, back-stabbers, and hypocrites."She claims they gave her father 30 minutes to either resign or be fired. Jacque Huggins says her dad is not an alcoholic and made a mistake.As for those empty beer cans found in his car, she says her father is known for collecting cans for recycling.Huggins resigned a day after his arrest.It came a month after the university suspended him for three games for using a homophobic slur while also denigrating Catholics during a radio interview.The 69-year-old Huggins leaves as the third-winningest coach all-time in Division I with 935 career victories.The Associated Press contributed to this report
The daughter of former West Virginia University basketball coach Bob Huggins is offering her reaction following her father's resignation after a DUI arrest in Pittsburgh.
In a Facebook post, Jacque Huggins called WVU leadership "cowards, back-stabbers, and hypocrites."
She claims they gave her father 30 minutes to either resign or be fired. Jacque Huggins says her dad is not an alcoholic and made a mistake.
As for those empty beer cans found in his car, she says her father is known for collecting cans for recycling.
Huggins resigned a day after his arrest.
It came a month after the university suspended him for three games for using a homophobic slur while also denigrating Catholics during a radio interview.
The 69-year-old Huggins leaves as the third-winningest coach all-time in Division I with 935 career victories.
The Associated Press contributed to this report
