Looking toward the sky, a young Josh Heupel watched as snowflakes fell on the recently cleared ground. While the weather continued to decorate the South Dakota soil, Heupel kept shoveling anyway, unaware that this would one day be a metaphor for his life.

Josh Heupel staying at OU as a Sooner lifer is downright believable compared to the fantasy that unfolded. Getting canned was a blessing in disguise.