Bob Huggins faces suspension, expected to take $1M salary reduction after using homophobic slur: report

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West Virginia head coach Bob Huggins is expected to be on the sidelines next season after using homophobic slurs toward Xavier University fans during a recent radio appearance. 

While the details have yet to be finalized, ESPN reported Wednesday Huggins will receive a salary reduction of $1 million, a significant suspension, and sensitivity training.

West Virginia Mountaineers head coach Bob Huggins points out a call to his team during the Kansas Jayhawks game on March 10, 2022, at T-Mobile Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. (Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

The salary reduction is expected to be one of the largest in college athletics, knocking Huggins’ yearly pay from $4.2 million to $3.2 million. 

West Virginia could not confirm the report when asked by Fox News Digital.

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Huggins found himself in hot water after a Monday appearance on 700 WLW’s "Bill Cunningham Show," a Cincinnati-based radio program. 

The conversation started with the radio show hosts asking if Huggins had any Xavier University players transfer to West Virginia, to which the veteran head coach replied, "Catholics don’t do that."

Huggins decided to take that comment a step further, going back to his days as coach of the University of Cincinnati Bearcats. The "Crosstown Shootout" is an annual game played between Cincinnati and Xavier, and Huggins referred to a specific incident that occurred.

Head coach Bob Huggins of the West Virginia Mountaineers looks on during a game against the Marquette Golden Eagles at TD Arena on Nov. 19, 2021, in