He started by talking about Josh Paschal’s malignant melanoma diagnosis and how devastating the news was for everyone within the program. Stoops followed it up by telling reporters offensive line coach John Schlarman was battling some troubling medical issues, as well. He wouldn’t announce specifically what those issues were, but he did say it was going to be a fight going forward.
This afternoon at his weekly press conference, Stoops dove into Schlarman’s situation a bit further, saying the battle has just begun.
“Coach Schlarman is dealing with some very serious medical issues,” Stoops said. “At this point, John has gone through two rounds of chemotherapy and is handling things with a very strong attitude and strong mindset and is getting the very best treatment he can.