NORMAN — Firing Bob Stoops' brother was not easy for Lincoln Riley. You can understand that. Not just that Riley and Mike Stoops were friends. Not just that they had been through a lot together. Not just that coaches are a part of a natural fraternity. But firing the brother of the man who did so much for your career had to be excruciating...
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