According to multiple reports starting with The Oklahoman newspaper and confirmed by ESPN, Bob Stoops is retiring effective immediately, just three months before the start of the college football season.
Offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley will take over as head coach of the Sooners for the 2017 college football season.
That also means we will not see the anticipated matchup between Tom Herman and Bob Stoops at the Cotton Bowl in October.
Tom Herman was looking for a win over Stoops and OU in consecutive years. Herman and the Houston Cougars beat Oklahoma in the season-opener last year at NRG Stadium in Houston.