OU coach Bob Stoops addresses the crowd at the Sooner Championship Celebration program in Norman on Jan. 21, 2001. Stoops retired in 2017 after 18 seasons and 10 Big 12 Conference titles. [AP Photo/J. Pat Carter]
The Sooners celebrate their 63-14 rout of 11th-ranked Texas at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas on Oct. 7, 2000. [STEVE SISNEY/THE OKLAHOMAN]
Coach Bob Stoops and the Sooners celebrate a Tim Duncan field goal to beat Kansas State for the Big 12 title in 2000 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. [DOUG HOKE/THE OKLAHOMAN]
Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops, left, argues a call with an official during a 13-2 win in the Orange Bowl agianst Florida State on Jan. 3, 2001. [AP Photo/Chris O'Meara]
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