History Lesson
Stoops makes sure his players know about those that came before them
NORMAN — Oklahoma fans might have been a little nervous in December 1998, when an outsider was hired to guide the Sooner football program.
Sure, it would have been hard for Bob Stoops to do much worse than the 12 wins in three years that John Blake provided. But the fans remembered the last time someone from outside the "OU family” was the team's head coach.
His name was Howard Schnellenberger . And ...
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