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5 college football programs Bob Stoops could come back to coach

By Zach Bigalke

Sep 17, 2016; Norman, OK, USA; Florida Gators former head coach Steve Spurrier (right) speaks with Oklahoma Sooners head coach Bob Stoops before the game against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 17, 2016; Norman, OK, USA; Florida Gators former head coach Steve Spurrier (right) speaks with Oklahoma Sooners head coach Bob Stoops before the game against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 2, 2017; Tampa , FL, USA; Iowa Hawkeyes head coach Kirk Ferentz during the first quarter at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 2, 2017; Tampa , FL, USA; Iowa Hawkeyes head coach Kirk Ferentz during the first quarter at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports /

1. Iowa Hawkeyes (Possible start: 2022)

If Stoops was getting back into coaching for the love of the game rather than purely a paycheck, perhaps he’d wait a while for a chance to coach at his alma mater. Stoops was a defensive back at Iowa from 1979 to 1982, playing under head coach Hayden Fry. (Bill Snyder was the offensive coordinator of the Hawkeyes at the time.) He got his start in coaching as a graduate assistant for Fry, staying with the program from 1983 through 1987.

Of course, the one obstacle standing in the way is the current head coach. Kirk Ferentz keeps doing just enough to keep signing contract extensions into the next decade. His current deal runs through 2025 at an annual salary of $4.5 million. Ferentz is entering his 19th year at Iowa, with no plans of departing soon. As the years winnow down on his contract, though, the buyout will become more palatable.

And if an esteemed championship-winning alumnus is available, would boosters pony up? Crazier things could happen. Stoops would be in his early 60s by that point, but he will always be five years younger than Ferentz.

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If he’s hanging on to coach at his alma mater again, they’d be happy to have him if he is still interested when the seat opens up again.

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