Salt Lake Tribune · Oct 9, 2018
No. 11 Oklahoma fires defensive coordinator Mike Stoops after first loss
FILE - In this Dec. 28, 2017, file photo, Oklahoma defensive coordinator Mike Stoops talks to reporters during a news conference in Los Angeles. Oklahoma has fired defensive coordinator Mike Stoops after the Sooners struggled to stop Texas in their first loss of the season. The Sooners said Monday, Oct. 8, 2018, that Ruffin McNeill, the assistant head coach and defensive tackles coach, will be the defensive coordinator for the rest of the season. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel) Oklahoma fired defensive coordinator Mike Stoops on Monday after the Sooners struggled to stop Texas during their first loss of the season.