MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — For more than a decade, Andy Staples has covered college football for Sports Illustrated. Before that, though, Staples was a walk-on offensive lineman for a season at Florida when Bob Stoops was the Gators' defensive coordinator.
Friday night, Staples was at Milan Puskar Stadium covering Oklahoma and West Virginia. Saturday, he'll be in Columbus, Ohio for Ohio State-Michigan.
Q: What was your first impression of Bob Stoops as a walk-on?
A: He was interesting because he would yell a lot on the field, but he was also always the first coach — at least the first one we saw come in.