The Oklahoma Sooners have found their next running backs coach in Deland McCullough, but they were very close to poaching one of Missouri's top assistants.
The Sooners needed to replace DeMarco Murray, and cast a wide net to find their new position coach, and it appears that one of their first choices was Mizzou's Curtis Luper.
According to Football Scoop, who did not name Luper, the Sooners were unwilling to pay a 'sitting SEC coach's buyout, which was north of half a million dollars.' While it isn't for certain, Luper's credentials, contract and interest from Oklahoma make him the most likely mystery candidate.