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Oklahoma Hires Tim Kish to Replace Brent Venables

Found January 24, 2012 on Blatant Homerism: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Bob Stoops
TEAMS: Oklahoma Sooners,  Florida State Seminoles

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Oklahoma Sooners head coach Bob Stoops stuck with the tried and true in hiring a new linebackers coach. OU announced Tuesday that Tim Kish has been hired to join the Sooners staff, following Brent Venables' departure for Clemson last week. Kish, who served as Mike Stoops' defensive coordinator at Arizona, apparently got the nod over Tyrone Nix. It represents a safe hire, as Kish has experience in the Stoopsian Way and shouldn't have any problem meshing with OU's staff.   I could sit here and blow smoke at you, but I don't know much about the guy. Instead, I enlisted the help of my buddy and Wildcats fan Kyle Kensing, lead editor of SaturdayBlitz.com and columnist for Arizona Desert Swarm, to give us the 411:   Tim Kish was something of a scapegoat during Arizona's collapse – to a lesser extent than Mike Stoops, but a scapegoat nonetheless. Mark Stoops coached some very good defenses before bolting for Florida State, and the production took a decided...
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