The rumor mill is rife with the reported locker room dispute during the last half of the season. It seems the dispute was between the offensive players (pardon the pun) and everyone seems to be aware that Stoops and Shannon Dawson didn’t seem to get along due to philosophical differences.
What happens behind closed doors is always subject to speculation and rumors.
Here's the facts:
Shannon Dawson was fired.
Patrick Towles decided to transfer afterward and claimed that Dawson was the best coach he has ever been around.
Reece Phillips decides to transfer and then does an interview with the Chattanooga Times Free Press which was critical of Stoops after Drew Barker was declared the starting quarterback for the 2016 season.