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Bob Stoops returning to college football, but not as a coach

AMES, IA - NOVEMBER 1: Head coach Bob Stoops of the Oklahoma Sooners coaches from the sidelines in the second half of play against the Iowa State Cyclones at Jack Trice Stadium on November 1, 2014 in Ames, Iowa. The Oklahoma Sooners defeated the Iowa State Cyclones 59-14. (Photo by David Purdy/Getty Images)

Bob Stoops is returning to college football, but not as a coach.

Several national media sources reported on Monday that the former Oklahoma head coach is replacing Urban Meyer on FOX Sports’ “Big Noon Kickoff” college football program

Meyer served in the FOX studio role for two seasons before accepting the job in January as the new head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars.