MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Whether it proves to be retirement or merely a sabbatical, Bob Stoops’ exit from Oklahoma leaves only four active FBS coaches with national championships.
You know their names: Saban, Meyer, Fisher and Swinney.
Obviously, none of those gentlemen have Big 12 home addresses, so which, if any, of the league’s current coaches will become the first to win a crown. We floated this in a Twitter poll including Tom Herman of Texas, Mike Gundy of Oklahoma State, and the Sooners’ new boss, Lincoln Riley. We also included a fourth combo-option that lumped together TCU’s Gary Patterson, West Virginia’s Dana Holgorsen and Baylor’s Matt Rhule.