Bill Connors: Bob Stoops comfortable in Barry Switzer's shadow

Editor’s note: This is a column by former Tulsa World Sports Editor Bill Connors. This spring and summer, we are reprinting memorable columns from Connors from the Tulsa World Archive. This column originally published March 7, 1999. When Bob Stoops was told that 1,100 people had made reservations to hear him speak at a Fellowship of Christian Athletes luncheon in Oklahoma City, the University of Oklahoma’s new football coach was pleased but puzzled. Two days before the event, Stoops said he learned why the turnout was the largest ever for...