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| Sunday, January 21 Stoops calls purported raise a 'rumor' Associated Press | |||
| OKLAHOMA CITY -- Oklahoma's Bob Stoops knocked down a report
Sunday that said he could be in line for another raise, one that
would make him the nation's highest-paid college coach.
The Sunday Oklahoman, citing an unnamed source, said university
officials have been working on restructuring Stoops' contract since
Oklahoma's national championship victory over Florida State in the
Orange Bowl.
"I don't believe they know what they're talking about," Stoops
told KWTV. "Unless nobody told me about it."
Steve Spurrier of Florida is believed to be the highest-paid
college coach, at $2.1 million per year. Stoops was given a raise
this season to $1.4 million; with incentives, he will make
$1,957,000.
The newspaper said an announcement about the raise might come as
soon as Sunday at a ceremony honoring the national champions. The
university's regents held a special meeting shortly before the
event, but only to consider a resolution honoring the football
team.
"There's no knowledge that I know of that that's the case,"
Stoops said of the possibility of another raise. "It's just one of
those rumors." | ALSO SEE
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