Cincy coach Bob Huggins left hanging with two year contract

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    <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Huggins will coach on two-year deal

    By JOE KAY, AP Sports Writer
    May 16, 2005

    AP - May 16, 9:28 pm EDT

    CINCINNATI (AP) -- Cincinnati coach Bob Huggins decided on Monday to accept the school's decision limiting him to a two-year contract, a sticking point that could flare into a bigger issue down the line.

    The university stripped a rollover provision from Huggins' contract after his arrest and conviction for drunken driving last year. The provision automatically added a year onto his contract each summer, keeping it a four-year deal.

    University president Nancy Zimpher notified Huggins last week that he again would not get the extension, leaving him with a two-year deal. Huggins had to decide whether to accept it or take a buyout provision in his contract.

    ``I plan on fulfilling my contract,'' Huggins said Monday night. ``I love the players. I think I have an obligation to them, certainly to their families and the fans in the city of Cincinnati.

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