Huggins hurt in fall at airport

MORGANTOWN -- West Virginia coach Bob Huggins was taken to a hospital in Charlotte, N.C., for precautionary reasons Thursday after tripping on an airport tarmac and hitting his head on the pavement.

Athletic director Ed Pastilong said Huggins had a bump on his head, but never lost consciousness.

"Coach Huggins is fine and will be released from the hospital shortly," Pastilong said.

Huggins and other athletic department staff flew to Charlotte on Thursday morning for a Mountaineer Athletic Club alumni event. After Huggins got off the plane, he was checking his cell phone messages when he tripped over a cone on the tarmac and hit his head, Pastilong said.

Huggins, 54, signed a 10-year contract last week to remain at WVU through his 65th birthday.