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Bob Huggins doubles down on claim he never resigned from West Virginia after DUI arrest

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Bob Huggins is standing by his claim he hasn’t resigned.

The longtime West Virginia coach men's basketball coach, almost a month after the school announced he was resigning and retiring from coaching following a DUI arrest, released a statement on Monday. Huggins, who made it sound like he released the statement from a “world-class rehabilitation center,” insisted that he is still employed at West Virginia and that he never submitted proper notice needed to resign his post.

Bob Huggins has released a new statement.

“I have taken responsibility for the mistake…I voluntarily checked into a world-class rehab center.