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Holder's hiring of Travis Ford is not a big splash
But it is similar to another recent in-state hire

 
By Jenni Carlson    Comment on this article Leave a comment
Published: April 17, 2008

A week ago, Oklahoma State went fishing for Bill Self.

Now, it has hooked Travis Ford.

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