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As Bob Stoops prepares to lead Oklahoma onto the practice field this spring, the new faces in prominent roles are plentiful.
At one point early in the Cotton Bowl, with "Johnny B. Goode" blaring through the stadium speakers, Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel peeked up at the accompanying highlights on the huge video board hanging over the field. Texas A&M's exciting dual-threat quarterback known as Johnny Football sure puts on a show worth watching.
When Mike Stoops got fired as Arizona's head coach last season, he had several opportunities for his next employment.
Kentucky has found its football coach.
It's time for No. 6 Oklahoma to be put to the test.
College football is in for some big and, some say, much-needed changes with the switch to a four-team playoff.
College football is in for some big and, some say, much-needed changes with the switch to a four-team playoff.
Before last season, Bob Stoops proclaimed that it was about time for the Sooners to win another national championship. When it was all done, the Sooners didn't even wind up with bragging rights in their own state.
The Big 12 Conference has come back strong after two straight summers of uncertainty about its future.
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There wasn't any real need for it, no matter how much Arizona was embarrassed by losing to woeful Oregon State.
The firing of Arizona coach Mike Stoops on Tuesday wasn't completely unexpected. The Wildcats had been on a slide since late last season and didn't appear to be on the verge of any big breakthroughs.
Arizona coach Mike Stoops had been given some leeway for last season's collapse. He had, after all, led the Wildcats to three straight bowls for just the second time in school history.
Arizona coach Mike Stoops had been lauded for turning the program around, leading the Wildcats to three straight bowls after a decade of mediocrity.
Mike Locksley was first to go.
"We've got a lot of work to do in trying to re-establish ourselves as one of the top defenses. At times, I thought, last year we played well. But down the stretch, when we really got against some really good offenses, we didn't play nearly as good as we need to here at Oklahoma," Mike Stoops said. "We're always going to have great expectations for what we expect to do when we step on the field."
"Best player I've ever played. He does so many good things. He's got magic," Oklahoma defensive coordinator Mike Stoops said. "He'll have a chance to win four (Heismans) if he stays healthy."
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