Whats the latest on Bob Stoops and Notre Dame

Norman - There is a coaching vacancy in South Bend, Indiana.
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Notre Dame has fired head coach Charlie Weis after five seasons and a 35-27 record.
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Now, comes word that an analyst for Notre Dame's Scout.com page says the Notre Dame Athletic Department and Oklahoma head coach Bob Stoops have verbally agreed to the principles of a contract.

Today, Stoops put a damper on the rumors. Kind of. Here is the transcript from today's teleconference.
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(Stoops): "The questions come up and like I always say I fully intend to be at Oklahoma, hopefully for a good while. You never know what the good lord brings you, but in the end I couldn't be more excited about, even through a tough year, the good quality kids we're working with and the great people here that I work with daily in our administration and you know I can't help with all that's said, but in the end, the players I'm recruiting understand that that's what I'm excited about and that's what I intend to do."
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(Reporter): "There is officially an opening at Notre Dame. So, you're not going there?"
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(Stoops): "What I am saying is I intend to be at Oklahoma, that's the only place that right now, yes that I am, what I'm looking to do. I will never confirm or deny whether I talk or not talk to anybody. And, I won't be interviewing for any jobs."
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(Reporter): "I'm not asking if you talked to anybody."
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(Stoops): "Well I just said all that."
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(Reporter): "What I'm asking is can you tell me right now that you won't go to Notre Dame?"
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(Stoops): "What I'm saying is that I'm going to be at Oklahoma next year. So I can't be in two places at once."
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(Reporter): "Well then why not just say no?"
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(Stoops): "Because I don't like the way you worded it. So, in the end, I told you what I intend to do. If Joe (Castiglione) and President Boren will have me, that's what I'm going to do. And that's where it's at."
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(Reporter): "How would you have worded it?"

(Stoops): "Not like you, obviously."

While that's a far cry from coming right out and saying "I will not be the next head coach at Notre Dame", it does give OU fans something to hold onto.

Oklahoma State fans can tell you about what a coach says and what happens. "It's hard for me to withdraw because I never put my name in the hat in the first place," is one thing Les Miles said before bolting to LSU.

Other quotes? "When I say I'm really happy here, I really am. I don't want to be looked at as (being) in a part-time spot. You got me? I just want you to know -- this is a place I want to be. I don't want to talk about anything else, just to let you know."

Until someone else is hired to coach at South Bend or Stoops comes out and says he is absolutely, unequivocally, 100-percent going to be the head coach at the University of Oklahoma when the Sooners take the field next September, the rumors are going to keep going.

Weis' Fighting Irish began the season 6-and-2, but lost four straight, including losses to Navy and Connecticut. The regular season ended Saturday with a 45-38 loss to Stanford after the Irish led 31-27 heading to the fourth quarter.

Stoops is 116-and-29 in eleven seasons at Oklahoma. But, his 2009 club has suffered through its worst season under his tutelage, going 7-and-5.

The Sooners did however cap off the regular season in style with a 27-0 win over in-state rival Oklahoma State Saturday in Norman. It's likely the Sooners are headed to the Sun Bowl, but the question is will Bob Stoops be with them?