NORMAN — Bob Stoops doesn’t take a backseat to anyone when it comes to Sooners’ football history.
That comes along with being the winningest coach at a program like OU’s.
But Stoops took a backseat to Lincoln Riley on Tuesday — and maybe even extending to Saturday’s scheduled game against Baylor (7 p.m., Fox) — when he returned in a new role.
Assistant coach.
With “all parts” of the program, including assistant coaches, affected by a COVID-19 outbreak, Riley called on Stoops to help out with Tuesday’s practice and potentially beyond.
“It was great,” Riley said.