Oklahoma running back Joe Mixon has been under a firestorm over the past few days, as the video of him punching a woman in an Oklahoma cafe was finally released last Friday. The incident, which occurred in 2014, resulted in Mixon being charged with a misdemeanor, and he was suspended from the Oklahoma football team for one season.
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However, some have come to the conclusion that Mixon should have been dismissed from the football team for the incident, and head coach Bob Stoops has since been involved in his own controversy for keeping Mixon on the football team. It appears that the pressure has gotten to Stoops, as he said that he would not make the same decision if the incident happened today.
Bob Stoops says "world has changed” in 2.5 years. “Dismissal (now) is only thing that’s possible…There’s no recovering from these anymore."
— George Schroeder (@GeorgeSchroeder) December 21, 2016
"I thought we had a significant penalty and strong penalty." Stoops on Mixon's suspension at the time.
— Adam Cooper Kemp (@Adam_WK) December 21, 2016
Bob Stoops says if the Mixon incident happened now instead of two years ago he would dismiss Joe Mixon.
— The Sports Animal (@sportsanimal) December 21, 2016
Stoops — who saw the video of the punch back in 2014 — has defended his actions for giving Mixon a second chance, but it now looks like he is changing his view on the situation after the video of the incident was released to the public.
Mixon has since become a key part of the Oklahoma football team since his suspension was lifted. Mixon was Oklahoma's leading rusher for the 2016 campaign, running for 1,183 yards and scored 14 total touchdowns.
