Bob Huggins controversy: Where the situation stands Wednesday

West Virginia basketball coach Bob Huggins is under fire after using a homophobic slur multiple times when referring to Xavier University fans while on Monday's WLW-AM (700) talk show with host Bill Cunningham.

Since the incident, Huggins apologized in a statement and did not attend events he had been scheduled to attend Monday night and Tuesday night.

Here's what has happened since Monday.

Is Bob Huggins still coaching at West Virginia University?

Huggins will reportedly return to the sidelines next season.

ESPN college football reporter Pete Thamel tweeted Wednesday that Huggins is expected to receive a suspension, $1 million salary reduction and sensitivity training following the incident.

247Sports also reported Wednesday that as part of the suspension, Huggins could miss the first three games of the season.

What did Bob Huggins say on the radio?

During a segment called the "Stooge Report" on WLW, Huggins recalled an incident in which "rubber penises" were thrown on the court during a Crosstown Shootout game between the University of Cincinnati and Xavier. Cunningham joked about the game being "transgender night." Huggins then said: "It was all those f--s and those Catholic f--s I think threw them."

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Huggins was UC basketball's head coach from 1989-2005.

The coach has since apologized, saying in a statement he "used a completely insensitive and abhorrent phrase that there is simply no excuse for."

West Virginia University Athletics said in a statement that Huggins' comments were "insensitive, offensive and do not represent our University values," and the situation is under review.

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How has Xavier University responded to Bob Huggins' remarks?

On Wednesday, Xavier President Colleen Hanycz directly responded to Huggins' remarks.

"The deplorable mischaracterizations and homophobic slurs directed towards our LGBTQ+ and our Catholic communities were repulsive and offensive," Hanycz said before a press event detailing plans for a new medical school. "To those in our Xavier family who were directly targeted and harmed by these hateful words, be assured that you are invaluable members of our Xavier family and you belong here. Your presence makes us better."

Earlier in the week, Hanycz released a statement addressing the matter on Twitter.

"I want to be as clear as I can about what Xavier University − and I − stand for following a segment on a local radio station yesterday. Our mission as a Jesuit Catholic university is to educate each student intellectually, morally and spiritually; to provide an inclusive environment of open and free inquiry; and, to prepare students for a world that is increasingly diverse, complex and independent," Hanycz said in a statement that was released Tuesday. "Our commitment is to educating the whole person, promoting the common good and serving others."

Bob Huggins addressed the controversy in another statement Wednesday

In a second statement shared to social media Wednesday, Huggins said there was "no excuse" for the language he used on WLW.

"I deeply regret my actions, the hurt they unfairly caused others and the negative attention my words have brought to West Virginia University," he said.

The coach said he will abide by the actions outlined by the university, and made a donation to Xavier University's Center for Faith and Justice and Center for Diversity and Inclusion.

Huggins also reflected on his earlier statement, writing: "I meant what I wrote on Monday - I will do better."

What else has Bob Huggins said about Xavier?

Prior to appearing on Cunningham's show on Monday, Huggins made more disparaging remarks about Xavier.

Huggins discussed Xavier at length while speaking in Canton at the Pro Football Hall of Fame Luncheon Club just before talking to Cunningham.

During his speech in Canton, Huggins said he loved that WVU got a commitment from Arizona transfer Kerr Kriisa, despite Kriisa's reported interest in Xavier.

"(Kriisa) is allegedly the best point guard, will be the best point guard in college basketball. Actually we beat Xavier for him, which I love. Every time the nuns get beat, I love it. That's true. If you grew up in Cincinnati and you were a UC fan, probably the No. 1 person or people maybe is better that you really couldn't stand were the nuns, because they got away with everything now. I mean, they threw rubber penises at us. Not just the nuns, I mean the whole arena. The whole arena. And they did. That's the truth, now. They (the rubber penises) were about this big, they were about that long. So they threw these rubber penises at us, and Nancy Peters, (then-UC assistant) coach (Dan Peters') wife, went around and gathered them all up and put them in her purse. And then she went to church the next day and went up and saw the priest and dumped them out on the … podium. … So she dumps those out on the deal and says, 'This is what happens at your school.' He said, 'They didn't do that. The nuns wouldn't do that. They wouldn't allow that.' She said, 'Well, where do you think they came from? You think I carry these around?' They'd go on the radio and say, 'It didn't happen.' They also chanted '(Expletive) U-C,' during the national anthem, and they said that didn't happen. And Jay Bilas is doing the game and Jay Bilas says, 'I can't believe at a Catholic institution that they would allow this during a game.' You know what the nuns said? 'That didn't happen.' So I don't have much of an affinity for nuns. But I'm Baptist anyway, doesn't matter. Anyways, enough about Xavier."

Did Bill Cunningham mention Bob Huggins' remarks on his show?

Cunningham did not mention the disparaging remark on Tuesday's show.

Despite news of Huggins' comments making national headlines, the incident has not been extensively reported during WLW's news breaks, nor was it discussed Monday night during the station's "Sports Talk" program hosted by Lance McAlister.

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