The potential legal battle between Bob Huggins and West Virginia University continued to build on Monday, with Huggins releasing a statement saying he never submitted a resignation notice to the school and should therefore still be employed as the men's basketball head coach.

A June 17 announcement released by the school and attributed to Huggins indicated he was stepping down following his arrest the night before on a charge of driving under the influence. The arrest came just six weeks after Huggins used an anti-gay slur in a radio interview, which resulted in a three-game suspension and a $1 million salary reduction.

However, in his statement on Monday, Huggins said the June 17 announcement was not written by him.

"I did not draft or review WVU's statement," Huggins wrote. "This false statement was sent under my name, but no signature is included. ... I am employed by WVU pursuant to an Employment Agreement. I never submitted the notice required under the Employment Agreement to voluntarily resign."

He also wrote that he did not inform his players of his decision to resign at a June 17 meeting, telling them only that he did not know what was going to happen.

Huggins added he voluntarily checked into a rehabilitation center and that he plans to remain there until he is "cleared to return to [his] active coaching duties."

Last week, David A. Campbell, an attorney representing Huggins, sent a letter to West Virginia University indicating Huggins' resignation email came...

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