Your Choice: Cincinnati officials have told coach Bob Huggins he can leave on his own or by force. The school said Huggins has 24 hours to resign or it will fire him. Officials sent a letter to Huggins, informing him that they no longer wanted his leadership on the sidelines.
Huggins’ tenure has been successful but troubled. Last summer, he was arrested for drunk driving, and his team has had several discipline problems. Under Huggins’ watch, the Bearcats have violated NCAA rules more than once and faced probation. The timing of the school’s decision is curious, however, as the coaching carousel stopped spinning long ago, Cincinnati prepares to join the mega-conference known as the Big East, and the school will have to dig to find a good new coach quickly. [8/23/05]
