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Report: Bob Stoops compensation for interim coach job revealed

by: Austin Brezina12/02/21AustinBrezina59

The potential compensation has been revealed that Oklahoma legend Bob Stoops will receive for his work as interim head coach for the Sooners postseason. Stoops will reportedly receive $325,000 for his work as interim head coach, the proposed job change detailed.

Bob Stoops’ compensation as coach

If any schools were wondering how much it would cost to have Oklahoma’s legendary former coach to run their football program during the postseason, there’s finally an answer. The Oklahoma University Board of Regents will address Stoops’ compensation for filling in as interim head coach with the surprise departure of Lincoln Riley.

The reported figure for Stoops to coach the Sooners in their bowl game, as well as handling “additional duties” for the team, is an extra $325,000. This figure is in addition to the salary Stoops already earns from the school for his normal duties.

Unfortunately for any other schools looking for a temporary coach, Stoops’ ties to Oklahoma were likely the only thing that could have got him back onto the sideline for now. The proposed compensation likely comes out of what they had budgeted for Riley’s contract in incentives. The school is looking to spend the money on their deserving legend for his time and leadership.

Stoops will be quite a busy man over the coming weeks. The Sooners will be preparing for what bowl game they’re going to play in, and Stoops has already resumed recruiting for the program. In addition to all of this new work, he expressed that he still intends to fulfill his obligations to FOX by appearing on Big Noon Kickoff this weekend.

The Oklahoma coaching legend is enjoying his time right now, however. Stoops claimed that he accepted the interim position while he was playing golf, joking that he took the job because he wasn’t playing very well.

Bob Stoops responds to possibility of returning to coach Oklahoma full-time

With Bob Stoops returning to the Sooner sidelines as interim head coach, it begs the question: Could he stay long term? Sitting next to athletic director Joe Castiglione, Stoops provided an answer during Oklahoma’s press conference Monday.

“I’m gonna be here as long as they need me until they find their new head coach, whenever that may be,” he said.

“So it could be more than the bowl game?” the reporter followed up.

“Joe won’t take that long,” Stoops said, laughing.

With that out of the way, Castiglione and president Joe Harroz will commence their coaching search. As they seek out the 23rd Sooners football coach in history, they’ll have a long list of options.

“This job is gonna attract the very best in the coaching world and they’re already lined up and called,” Stoops said. “This is a real job. This is a great job and a great university with great leadership.”

One such candidate is Clemson defensive coordinator and associate head coach Brent Venables, who held the same position for the Sooners from 2004-11. First-year South Carolina coach Shane Beamer, who served on the Oklahoma staff from 2018-20, is another name that has been mentioned.

On3’s Nick Schultz contributed to this article.