TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops won’t be laying claim to the BCS championship that Southern California won after beating the Sooners in the 2005 Orange Bowl but had to vacate this week.
Stoops said Wednesday night that the Sooners are “not claiming any championships” after the BCS stripped the Trojans of their national title for NCAA rules infractions involving extra benefits received by star Reggie Bush.
Oklahoma was undefeated until meeting USC in the Orange Bowl but got blown out 55-19. Auburn and Utah also finished that season unbeaten.
Southern Cal will retain the title it won from The Associated Press that season.
