What did Bob Huggins say? Homophobic slur audio controversy explained as radio hosts come under fire

West Virginia coach Bob Huggins is under investigation by the university for his anti-gay slurs during a recent appearance on a radio show. Huggins has apologized for his remarks, but it seems like he's not the only personality under fire.

Huggins was a guest on the Bill Cunningham Show on Cincinnati radio station WLW. He discussed his rivalry with Xavier during his time as Cincinnati's coach from 1989 to 2005. He also made some anti-gay comments when talking about the rubber sex toys incident in the Crosstown Shootout.

"Catholics don't do that. ... I tell you what, any school that can throw rubber penises on the floor and then say they didn’t do it, by God they can get away with anything," Huggins said.

"It was the Crosstown Shootout. What it was, was all those f**s, those Catholic f**s, I think. ... They were envious they didn't have one."

As expected, Huggins received a lot of backlash online. He immediately released an apology to the West Virginia Mountaineers basketball team, but the university and its athletic department have launched an investigation.

"I used a completely insensitive and abhorrent phrase that there is simply no excuse for, and I won't try to make one here," Huggins said. "I deeply apologize to the individuals I have offended, as well as to the Xavier University community, the University of Cincinnati and West Virginia University.

"As I have shared with my players over my 40 years of coaching, there are consequences for our words and actions, and I will fully accept coming my way. I am ashamed and embarrassed and heartbroken for those I have hurt. I must do better, and I will."

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Bill Cunningham also under fire following Bob Huggins fiasco

Bob Huggins of the West Virginia Mountaineers

Host Bill Cunningham also received a lot of backlash for running with Huggins' hateful remarks.

Fans on social media are gunning for Cunningham's head. The Cincinnati sports radio personality has been on air for more than 40 years. However, he's a controversial figure and has a history of hate speech and promoting hoaxes.

One fan said:

"He spits out a few slurs, and the hosts go, "isn't he the best". Seems like a few terminations are in order."

Here are other tweets critical of Bill Cunningham: