Another weekend without college sports is complete, leaving just 46 days until the beginning of the college football season on August 26. It was a quieter weekend around college athletics, but there were still some notable stories to make their way across the interwebs.
Below, we look at a few of the biggest stories from the weekend and more from the College Wires.
One of the biggest news stories from the weekend is the next part in the saga of Bob Huggins. Over the weekend, Huggins and his lawyer David. A Campbell claimed that he never resigned from the University of West Virginia after announcing his resignation from the program following a DUI arrest in Pittsburgh.
According to a letter obtained from the Associated Press and West Virginia Metro News, “There is no signed writing or proper note setting forth Coach Huggins’ resignation from employment with West Virginia.
Huggins is also threatening to sue the university if he is not reinstated though the letter sent to West Virginia from Huggins’ counsel states that “Coach Huggins does not desire litigation. Rather he is simply looking for the correction of a clear breach of his employment agreement with WVU.”.
In response to Huggins and Campbell, West Virginia called the allegations confusing, stating, “We are frankly confused by the allegations within the letter.” They would later state within the same letter that “Huggins met with members of the men’s basketball staff and student-athletes to announce that he would no longer be coaching the team.” The letter states this occurred on June 17, 2023. Additionally, West Virginia claims the same evening, “Mr. Huggins clearly communicated his resignation and retirement to the University in writing via email,”
Before proceeding, West Virginia is looking for clarity on who is representing Huggins in the manner going forward, as the letter claimed he submitted his resignation alongside a “long-standing lawyer who has historically presented him,” James “Rocky” Gianola.
With this just beginning, it marks another step in what has been a sad downfall for a hall-of-fame head coach.
Josh Eilert is currently West Virginia’s interim head coach after serving 16 seasons on the Mountaineers staff.
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