Why Oklahoma’s surprising AD search was never going to look normal

Nathan Papes/Springfield News-Leader / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn ImagesThere was nothing normal about Oklahoma's search for its next athletic director before finally hiring Roger Denny, but that's because this a time unlike any other in college athletics, so average wouldn't cut it.

Denny was a surprise hire when OU announced the decision on Friday that Denny would replace the retiring Joe Castiglione to be the Sooners' 12th AD after a search that started in July. After a weekend of fans questioning the move, Randall Stephenson, who led the search committee as Chair of Football and Advisor to the President and the Director of Athletics, shared more insight on Monday on how OU landed on…