Mark Stoops and several players commented after the game, saying they used it as motivation going into the contest.
“They don’t shake our hands to start,” Stoops said. “I’ve never seen that, the captains don’t shake our hands. They wanted to go at it, but we were ready, too.”
Stephen Johnson even poked fun at the incident afterward.
What you get when you don't shake hands at the coin flip https://t.co/5ifY05knC5
— Stephen Johnson II (@stephen_h_j) September 17, 2017
This is the picture he referenced in the tweet, tongue out and all.