Question: "Coach, in light of all the increased public awareness on domestic violence on-campus sexual assault and things like that, have you found it difficult to rationalize or justify the
existence of Joe Mixon as a full scholarship athlete?"
Stoops: "You're talking about a situation that occurred three summers ago, I believe, right? And Joe Mixon was punished. We've already been through all of this. He's met high standards. Continues to have to meet high standards to remain a part of the football team, but he has done so all along. So everybody has different measures of what's enough punishment and what is not.
"In the end, we felt, myself along with our administration, that this was the right punishment and he's met all the conditions we put in front of him and he was removed for a full season."