NORMAN — In the days after Alex Grinch was hired as Oklahoma's defensive coordinator, his uncle wondered what would have happened had a group of his assistants not talked him into hiring Grinch after the 2011 season. But former Missouri coach Gary Pinkel might never have reached that crossroads if it weren't for another pivotal moment in...
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