 In April 2010, Oklahoma announced the resignation of Capel's assistant Oronde Taliaferro without specifying the reason.There was speculation that it might be related to media reports that Tiny Gallon had received an impermissible extra benefit from Merrill Lynch employee and this was confirmed when subsequently released phone records tied him and Taliaferro and the NCAA confirmed it was investigating.Five underclassmen left the program in the offseason and Capel was forced to play mostly unheralded leftovers and newcomers.