OU football notebook: Bob Stoops: Size still matters

 
By David Ubben, Staff Writer, dubben@opubco.com | Modified: February 7, 2010 at 10:39 am | Published: February 7, 2010   

Even if a player still possesses supposed intangibles, when recruiting, size is a big determining factor.

"There can be a guy that’s tough as nails, this, that and the other if he’s a linebacker and he’s a certain size, and here comes Phil Loadholt,” said Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops. "I don’t care how tough you are, you get overwhelmed. Sometimes, if you don’t have certain measurables, you get overwhelmed. The other intangibles go out the window.”

photo - OU coach Bob Stoops signed three top recruits from Kansas. Photo by Steve Sisney, The Oklahoman
OU coach Bob Stoops signed three top recruits from Kansas. Photo by Steve Sisney, The Oklahoman

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Stoops added that his first question about a recruit is what other sports does he play, and watching recruits play other sports gives Stoops a better idea of that player’s intangibles....
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