Arizona head football coach Mike Stoops yells into his microphone during the second half of an NCAA football game against Oregon State in Corvallis, Ore., Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011. Arizona lost to Oregon State 37-27. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)

Ex-UA coach Stoops headed to the box 

On the topic of sideline behavior: Oklahoma announced last week it will station animated defensive coordinator Mike Stoops in the press box for the 2015 season. The former Arizona head coach for years got more TV attention for his tantrums than his coaching, in Tucson and at Oklahoma. Stoops told Oklahoma reporters he likes the switch: “In the press box at our spring game, I saw mistakes happening before they happened. I knew what was going to happen by the alignment of our players. Not just the position I coach but all 11. You can tell what’s going to happen.” 


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