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FOX Sports saw Urban Meyer leave its college football panel for the Jacksonville Jaguars. A questionable choice, no doubt.
However, FOX’s replacement for the former Florida and Ohio State head coach is not to be debated: Bob Stoops.
The former Oklahoma and XFL head man will step into the vacated slot, per the New York Post Monday.
NEWS: Fox Sports has hired Bob Stoops to replace Urban Meyer on its college football pregame, The Post has learned.https://t.co/ZNXtWO0NAO
— Andrew Marchand (@AndrewMarchand) March 8, 2021
The network did not confirm the report.
Stoops coached the Dallas Renegade in the second incarnation of the XFL, which shut down due to the pandemic after five weeks.
When Meyer returned to coaching, Fox Sports made a list of the most successful coaches in recent history. Of the five coaches (Nick Saban, Meyer, Stoops, Dabo Swinney, Pete Carroll), only Stoops was not going to be on a sideline in the fall.
Fox looks at its show as a collection of the biggest names with a more football-focused approach, as opposed to GameDay’s legendary atmosphere and schtick. Stoops joins Reggie Bush, Matt Leinart, Brady Quinn and host Rob Stone on the program.
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