Longtime Oklahoma Sooners head coach Bob Stoops was one of the most successful coaches in college football during his time in the NCAA. But even despite his success, it doesn’t sound like he has any plans of ever going back.
Bob Stoops currently coaches the Arlington Renegades in the XFL. And during an interview with SportsCenter this week, he revealed that coaching in the XFL is perfect for him right now.
“This fits me perfectly,” Stoops said on SportsCenter, according to Outkick. “It’s a 10-week regular season, one playoff game and a championship game. The proximity to my home in Norman, Oklahoma, works for my family and I. And let’s face it — I don’t have to go into a compliance meeting after practice, I don’t have to go into an academic meeting, I don’t have to go into a recruiting meeting. All I get to do is coach football and be on the field, and that’s what I love to do.”
And even though Stoops has received multiple offers to return to the college game, he made it quite clear that he won’t be doing that.
“I’ve been asked still to go back and do what I did before at different schools and it’s just not what I want to do at this point in my life,” Stoops said. “I’m enjoying this and, again, it’s a period of time through the year that really fits my schedule and I love working with these guys — and, also, I’ve got a great staff. I love working with the coaching staff I’ve got. And so, all of that really works for me.”
It sounds like the Renegades will have his full commitment going forward.
[Outkick]
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