National champion Bob Stoops calls for commissioner to govern college football, salary cap

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Bob Stoops, a former college football head coach who won a national championship at Oklahoma and the current leader of the United Football League’s Arlington Renegades, called for a commissioner to lead the sport.

Stoops said in an interview with 92.3 The Fan that the current college football model as it relates to coaches is "not sustainable" – a similar sentiment that has been echoed across the sport’s landscape over the last few months.

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Head coach Bob Stoops of the Sooners celebrates the 48-20 victory against the Connecticut Huskies during the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl at the University of Phoenix Stadium on Jan. 1, 2011, in Glendale, Arizona. (Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

"It’s a pro model right now with college football. It’s a pro model. So the NCAA isn’t governing it," he said. "We need to have a commissioner. We gotta have salary caps on what you can spend. You’ve gotta have contracts, on and on. I don’t see how you cannot if it’s going to continue this way."

Former Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban was on Capitol Hill with lawmakers earlier this month to talk about the NIL era in college sports. He suggested it contributed to his decision.

Head coach Bob Stoops of the Arlington Renegades during the Vegas Vipers GAME at Choctaw Stadium on Feb. 18, 2023, in Arlington, Texas. (Sam Hodde/Getty Images)

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