OU's Stoops Set To Get $3M Bonus


NORMAN, Okla. -- Oklahoma football coach Bob Stoops will become a $6 million man just by staying at OU through the end of the year.

Stoops' salary is just under $2.8 million, and bonuses would push it above $3 million. Plus, he's due a $3 million bonus on Dec. 31 for being at OU for 10 seasons.

Athletic director Joe Castiglione said people may question the pay, but he said Stoops' impact is easily measured.

The year before Stoops arrived, OU generated just more than $26 million in athletic revenues.

In 2006-2007, the football program generated $28.5 million dollars, and the athletic department as a whole brought in more than $66 million.