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Mike Stoops: If Manziel can stay 'out of jail, eligible', more Heismans could be his

1/11/2013 6:06 PM

NORMAN — You’ve got to give it up to Mike Stoops.

He’s been a head football coach. He’s now an assistant. When someone asks him a question, the Oklahoma defensive ... 

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John E. Hoover
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Bob Stoops: Brother's performance as defensive coordinator not a hard sell

1/11/2013 5:44 PM


NORMAN — Like coaches at just about every college football program, Oklahoma’s Bob Stoops has routine annual performance reviews with his staff.

And just like ... 

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John E. Hoover
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Telling half-truths put both Gundy and Young in an awkward situation

1/10/2013 9:01 PM

I never got the feeling that either Mike Gundy or Bill Young was telling me the whole truth.

And today we learn that, in fact, they weren’t.

In a couple of ... 

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John E. Hoover
Sports Columnist

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As long as Sooners run this kind of offense, elite players — and national titles — will go to 'Bama, SEC

1/8/2013 3:06 PM

Watching Oklahoma play on Friday, then watching Alabama play on Monday, it became startlingly clear how far away the Sooners really are from winning another college football ... 

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John E. Hoover
Sports Columnist

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Do I feel stupid for giving Te'o my Heisman vote over Manziel? Absolutely not

1/7/2013 1:20 PM

I’ve been asked several times in the past few days if I feel stupid for casting my Heisman vote for Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o, or if I regret not voting for Texas ... 

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John E. Hoover
Sports Columnist

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Manziel's learning what challenges life presents as the Heisman Trophy winner

1/3/2013 12:01 AM

ARLINGTON, Texas — Johnny Manziel heard it over and over during his magical weekend in New York City, but he wasn’t sure if he quite believed it.

Every day, he believes ... 

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John E. Hoover
Sports Columnist

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In win ledger and bank ledger, 2012 was good but could have been better for Stoops

1/2/2013 1:06 PM

LAS COLINAS, Texas — Fame and fortune hasn’t changed Bob Stoops. Not really.

Anyone who thinks Stoops’ success as head coach at Oklahoma has turned him into an egomaniac ... 

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John E. Hoover
Sports Columnist

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Cowboys' QB competition is closed: Chelf is the starter in 2013

1/1/2013 2:04 PM

DALLAS — What do you do if you’re a quarterback at Oklahoma State?

If you’re Wes Lunt, who’s just wrapping up his true freshman season by standing on the sideline ... 

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John E. Hoover
Sports Columnist

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Sooners' Whaley has 'mixed feelings' about ruined season

1/1/2013 10:54 AM

ARLINGTON, Texas — It’s really too bad how Dominique Whaley’s senior season has gone.

From one of the best stories in college football last year — a walk-on, an ... 

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John E. Hoover
Sports Columnist

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Heart of Dallas Bowl: Can OSU staff adjust without Monken's smarts?

12/31/2012 5:09 PM

DALLAS — Purdue interim coach Patrick Higgins says Oklahoma State’s offense is “so hard to prepare for” because the Cowboys run the ball and pass the ball with equal ... 

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John E. Hoover
Sports Columnist

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Watching Adrian Peterson's run to greatness -- with his cousin at the foodcourt of a Metroplex mall

12/30/2012 10:37 PM

GRAPEVINE, Texas — True story. Almost mathematically impossible, but true.

During a break today from covering Cotton Bowl media day, I took the family to Grapevine ... 

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John E. Hoover
Sports Columnist

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Manziel: From Johnny Heisman to Johnny Humble

12/29/2012 11:49 PM

ARLINGTON, Texas — Johnny Manziel was standing in the very, very back, behind almost everyone.

Dressed in Texas A&M/Cotton Bowl warm-ups, he also wore these semi-funky ... 

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John E. Hoover
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Game Point

Tulsa World Sports Columnist John E. Hoover has been a newspaperman since 1985 and has worked at the Tulsa World since 1992. Among other things, he's covered the Dallas Cowboys, Kansas City Chiefs, Arkansas Razorbacks, Oral Roberts Golden Eagles, Oklahoma State Cowboys and Oklahoma Sooners.

Covering the Sooners in 2011, Hoover was named National Beat Writer of the Year by the Associated Press Sports Editors, and has won numerous writing and reporting awards at the World and other newspapers. He was sports editor in Tahlequah, Okmulgee and Waynesville, Mo., and assistant sports editor in Ada.

Born and raised in North Pole, Alaska, John played football and wrote for the school paper at Ada High School and received a journalism degree from East Central University in 1989. He lives in Broken Arrow with his wife and two kids.

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