Former Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops reportedly met with Auburn “powerbrokers” two weeks ago, according to Josh Moon of the Alabama Reporter. Another outlet, Football Scoop, reported that “people representing Auburn” met with Stoops a few weeks ago.

Stoops, though, has emphatically denied those reports in an interview with USA Today.

“I didn’t know Auburn had a job open," Stoops told USA Today. "I haven’t talked to anybody from Auburn. I haven’t met with anybody from Auburn, nor am I set to anybody. It’s just foolish speculation that just is thrown out there that has no basis to it.”

The result of these reports has caused a whirlwind among the Auburn fanbase and the college football world. Gus Malzahn, is, of course, still the head coach. He’s still the man that would need to be paid $32,143,750 as a buyout if fired. He’s still the main on Year 1 of a seven year deal, where he’s paid roughly $7 million every year.

Stoops coached at Oklahoma from 1999 to 2016 and won 190 games, while losing just 48. He took OU to the National Championship game in 2008, perfect 13-0 season in 2000, and went 17-1 in the Big 12 over his last two years.

And Monday, as rumors swirled, and the internet started sharing flight paths of a plane scheduled to fly from Montgomery to Norman, Oklahoma on Tuesday, Stoops was telling a reporter clearly he wasn’t a candidate.

“This is ridiculous," Stoops told USA Today. "You people are listening to stuff that just isn’t there. There’s a bunch of people that are totally clueless and just make up news.”