Stoops, Harbaugh get to know each other

When OU coach Bob Stoops boarded a flight from Houston to El Paso for a scheduled Sun Bowl press conference today, he saw a familiar face.

It was Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh.

“We we had a chance to talk for a couple of hours. … It was fun to get to know a quality guy,” Stoops said.

Today was also Stoops’ first ever trip to El Paso. He admitted earlier this week he had never been to the border city before.

This will also be a new experience for Harabugh, who has never coached in a bowl before.

“We’re in the process of building our program back up to its rightful legendary status in college football,” Harbaugh said today. “Oklahoma is strong in a lot of areas. They are strong in areas we’re weak in, and they are strong in areas we’re strong in.”

For more coverage of today’s press conference, visit the El Paso Times’ Sun Bowl blog.

-JT