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Bob Stoops is retiring at Oklahoma immediately

Bob Stoops is retiring after 18 years as head coach of the Oklahoma Sooners. This is real. This is not a drill.

Spoke with Bob Stoops. He confirms he is retiring as OU head coach. Team meeting to take pllace at 2:30. As first reported by @BerryTramel

— Carey Murdock (@CareyWWLS) June 7, 2017

Bob Stoops told me he expects Lincoln Riley (@LincolnRiley) to be his successor. Said retirement is not about his health.

— Carey Murdock (@CareyWWLS) June 7, 2017

CFB Twitter is currently doing this:

No idea why this is happening, but it means that noted gum chewing enthusiast Kirk Ferentz is now the longest tenured head coach in Division 1 college football.