Bob Huggins says he never resigned as West Virginia coach and wants his job back, his lawyer claims

Norman Ray

Global Courant

Bob Huggins says he never resigned as West Virginia basketball coach after a drunk driving arrest and wants his job back, according to a letter from his lawyer to the university.

Cleveland-based Huggins attorney David A. Campbell wrote to the university on Friday that Huggins “never signed a letter of resignation and never communicated a resignation to anyone at WVU,” according to the letter, which was obtained by The Associated Press on Saturday. . .

The letter threatens a lawsuit if Huggins is not reinstated. Huggins’ demands were first reported by the West Virginia network MetroNews.

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The message was sent from an email address associated with June Huggins, with a signature indicating that it was sent from iPhone. It was sent to Uryasz’s email address and did not appear to be a text message, as Campbell claimed.

West Virginia athletic director Wren Baker responded an hour later by writing, “We accept your resignation and wish you well in retirement. We appreciate your years of dedication to WVU.”

Less than an hour later, the university released two statements. One announced Huggins’ resignation.

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