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Red River Showdown puts spotlight on job security for Charlie Strong and Bob Stoops

AP

FILE - At left, in an Oct. 4, 2014, file photo, Texas head coach Charlie Strong talks to officials during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Baylor in Austin, Texas. At right, in a Sept. 6, 2014, file photo, Oklahoma head coach Bob Stoops applauds his players during an NCAA college football game in Tulsa, Okla. When Strong leads Texas through the Cotton Bowl tunnel to play No. 11 Oklahoma, he'll get his first taste of one of the fiercest rivalries in college football. Saturday will also be Strong's first matchup as a head coach against the Sooners' Bob Stoops, whose 15-year rivalry with Mack Brown tended to overshadow the legions of future NFL players who did the blocking, tackling and scoring touchdowns on the field.