Mike Stoops
FILE - Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz, right, and offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz walk along the sideline during the first half of the Citrus Bowl NCAA college football game against Kentucky, Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. A propensity to pass down the family business often stokes a passion to follow in Dad's footsteps, but it has also helped perpetuate a lack of racial and ethnic diversity at the highest levels of football coaching.(AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)
Family members working on coaching staffs across Power Five

Aug. 23, 2022 03:18 PM EDT

Former Arizona linebacker Lewis dies from valley fever

Feb. 27, 2020 08:19 PM EST
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Former Arizona linebacker Sterling Lewis has died after being hospitalized for valley fever. He was 32. Arizona...

Oklahoma safety Pat Fields (10) sacks Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger (11) in the first half of an NCAA college football game at the Cotton Bowl, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Jeffrey McWhorter)
AP Top 25 Takeaways: Georgia becomes 1st major upset victim

By Ralph D. Russo Oct. 12, 2019 10:04 PM EDT

Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger (11) is helped up by running back Roschon Johnson (2) after being sacked in the second half of an NCAA college football game against Oklahoma at the Cotton Bowl, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, in Dallas. Ehlinger was sacked 9 times as Oklahoma won 34-27. (AP Photo/Jeffrey McWhorter)
Lamb TDs, defense lift No. 6 OU past 11th-ranked Texas 34-27

By Schuyler Dixon Oct. 12, 2019 04:11 PM EDT

Oklahoma pulls in strong defensive class

By Cliff Brunt Dec. 19, 2018 11:08 PM EST
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Help is on the way for Oklahoma's defense. The Sooners struggled to provide support their dynamic offense this season, but they...

Kansas running back Pooka Williams Jr., center, is tackled by Oklahoma safety Robert Barnes, left, and linebacker Curtis Bolton, right, during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Norman, Okla., Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams)
Oklahoma defense struggling heading into W. Virginia game

By Cliff Brunt Nov. 19, 2018 09:01 PM EST

In this July 26, 2017 photo University of Oklahoma head football coach Lincoln Riley, right, and assistant football coach Ruffin McNeill walk to a golf event at Jimmy Austin Golf Course in Norman, Okla. Oklahoma fired defensive coordinator Mike Stoops on Monday, Oct. 8, 2018 after the Sooners struggled to stop Texas during their first loss of the season. McNeill will be the defensive coordinator for the rest of the season. (Steve Sisney/The Oklahoman via AP)
No. 9 Oklahoma seeks reset, better defense vs. TCU

By Cliff Brunt Oct. 15, 2018 04:33 PM EDT

In this July 26, 2017 photo University of Oklahoma's Ruffin McNeill, the assistant head coach and defensive tackles coach, speaks to the media before a golf event at Jimmy Austin Golf Course in Norman, Okla. Oklahoma fired defensive coordinator Mike Stoops on Monday, Oct. 8, 2018 after the Sooners struggled to stop Texas during their first loss of the season. McNeill will be the defensive coordinator for the rest of the season. (Steve Sisney/The Oklahoman via AP)
McNeill ready to step in as Oklahoma defensive coordinator

By Cliff Brunt Oct. 09, 2018 09:46 PM EDT