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Former Oklahoma Sooners head coach Bob Stoops has gotten off to a hot start in early stages of the 2025 season in the United Football League. After defeating the San Antonio Brahmas in their first game, Stoops’ Arlington Renegades took down the Houston Roughnecks over the weekend to improve to 2-0.
After the game, which moved Stoops to 2-0 against the other UFL teams in Texas, the legendary head coach was asked about his level of pride in becoming the “UFL Texas State Champion” and getting his second win of the season.
“Oh, you can’t get an Oklahoma former head coach to say it,” Stoops said with a laugh. “I had my share of wins against Texas teams … anyway, it’s just good to be 2-0, and I didn’t even process that it was two of the Texas teams, but so be it, you know. I’m just gonna try and win another one next week.”
Stoops’ lighthearted jab at some old Big 12 Conference rivals is accurate, as the former OU coach had plenty of success in his heyday against teams like Texas, Baylor, Texas Tech, Texas A&M and TCU, among others. He had a winning record against each of the programs from the Lone Star State, save for a 1-1 mark against Houston.
“Big Game Bob” posted an 11-7 record against the rival Longhorns and dominated the Big 12, winning 10 conference titles in 18 seasons. In the entirety of the league’s existence (1996-present), teams from Texas have only claimed nine league titles.
Stoops’ hot start in the UFL in 2025 could have him in line to chase down another spring football championship, which he also accomplished in 2023 in the XFL, also with the Renegades.
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Publish date : 2025-04-08 12:33:00
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