Kissing Huggins Goodbye.

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    • Subject Terms:
      CINCINNATI (Ohio); OHIO
    • Subject Terms:
      UNIVERSITY of Cincinnati
    • Subject Terms:
      ZIMPHER, Nancy L., 1946-; HUGGINS, Bob
    • Abstract:
      The article reports that the University of Cincinnati's president Nancy L. Zimpher has fired its basketball coach Bob Huggins. Zimpher has been praised by other college presidents for her attempt to clean up a troubled program. But the sudden dismissal of Huggins, a popular coach in a sports-obsessed city, has angered his many supporters. Alumni and fans criticize the timing of the decision and question whether Zimpher understood the importance of the basketball team to her own university. The ensuing controversy once again showed how, in the emotionally charged world of college athletics, high-profile personnel decisions can quickly turn into public-relations headaches.