NORMAN — The logistical transition for Ruffin McNeill replacing Mike Stoops as Oklahoma's defensive coordinator should be a smooth one.
McNeill, as Stoops did, will call OU's defense from the press box. McNeill has been in the press box every game this season after being on the field last year.
"I'll stay up and still call from up, with as little transition as possible on the field," McNeill said earlier this week. "We're still going through that and we'll have a run through with that on the field with phones."
The other ripple from Lincoln Riley's decision to fire Stoops is Bob Diaco being promoted from defensive analyst to outside linebackers coach — the position Stoops manned.