Villanova head coach doubles down on 'joke' he needs to fire staff after NCAA Tournament loss

Villanova men’s basketball head coach Kevin Willard’s in-game joke did not land the way he may have hoped, but he didn’t apologize for it after the Wildcats’ loss to Utah State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. 

Willard was interviewed by CBS Sports’ Lauren Shehadi during a timeout, and he ripped into his coaching staff as the Wildcats were struggling against the Aggies. 

"I’m going to fire my staff," Willard said in a now-viral moment. "Because we’ve given up eight points on underneath, out-of-bounds defense.