Bob Stoops and Urban Meyer faced off just once before.
It was the final game of the 2008 season, the BCS national championship game, when Stoops led Oklahoma and Meyer was the head coach at Florida. The Gators prevailed that night, 24-14, to give Meyer his second national championship at the time.
They’ll meet again Saturday night.
Meyer, now the head coach at Ohio State and Stoops, still at Oklahoma, are two of college football’s coaching titans. The Buckeyes and Sooners are two of college football marquee programs. This is a big deal.
But both men leading their respective teams have been in this position before.