Berry Tramel

Tulsa World Sports Columnist

The daze had yet to wear off on the Mike Gundy news last week when speculation shifted to Gundy’s replacement. Which included Ben Arbuckle.

OU’s whippersnapper of an offensive coordinator is two weeks into his 30s and just a third of the way through his first Sooner season, but OSU’s obvious need of an offensive makeover made Arbuckle an immediate candidate in some minds.

In previous eras, such a Bedlam transfer wasn’t likely. Sure, football’s Cliff Speegle was an OU graduate, and basketball’s Doyle Parrack was an OSU grad, and both crossed the Bedlam River to be head coaches. But the rivalry and American culture turned a little less gentle, and the in-state aisle was no place to shop for a coach.

Now, of course, Bedlam football is in hibernat

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