Brent Venables, Oklahoma

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COLUMN: Why Brent Venables Coaching the Defense is Oklahoma's Best Available Choice
With realistic DC options now limited, Venables can take full control of the defense, turn the offense over to Ben Arbuckle and lean more on his staff for help.
Will Brent Venables assuming Oklahoma defensive play-calling duties help Sooners bounce back in 2025 season?
After an extensive coordinator search that saw Oklahoma weave through potential candidates like Jim Knowles, the Sooners finally have their new defensive play caller: head coach Brent Venables. Venables,
Oklahoma's Brent Venables to call plays, adds 2 assistants
Oklahoma head coach Brent Venables announced he will call defensive plays for the Sooners next season, while also adding Nate Dreiling and Wes Goodwin to his defensive staff.
Brent Venables makes a big change for Oklahoma Sooners’ defense
Oklahoma Sooners coach Brent Venables will reclaim defensive play-calling duties in 2025, a move driven by a thorough evaluation of the program.
Analyst makes damnatory prediction for Oklahoma football if Brent Venables' play-calling decision goes awry
Oklahoma head football coach Brent Venables is under the microscope with one of his key offseason decisions for the Sooners.
Oklahoma Sooners legend Bob Stoops makes a strong statement regarding Brent Venables calling the defense in 2025
The Oklahoma Sooners found their offensive coordinator replacement in Ben Arbuckle. That wasn't a very hard job as once the idea came, everyone was on board, and everyone bought into the idea of having Arbuckle bring his elite offensive scheme over to the SEC,
Firing Venables or Moser would be bad business for OU | Berry Tramel's ScissorTales
We are in a time when firing coaches no longer can be based on performance. The financial ramifications have to be considered ...
College football third-year coach grades: Dan Lanning, Marcus Freeman earn 'A'; Brent Venables gets a 'C'
The 2021-22 college football coaching carousel was a blockbuster event headlined by landscape-shifting moves by some of the ...
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ESPN shares latest on 2026 four-star quarterback commit Jaden O'Neal
The 2025 recruiting class is behind and now they turn their focus on the 2026 cycle. Oklahoma currently has four players ...
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Not landing Jim Knowles is a tough blow for Oklahoma, but it won’t determine Brent Venables’ future in Norman
It would’ve been an incredibly splashy hire for Venables after 2024 defensive coordinator Zac Alley left for the same ...
Oklahoma HC Brent Venables officially announces the hire of Wes Goodwin
Former Clemson defensive coordinator and current Oklahoma head coach Brent Venables hires former Clemson defensive ...
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Alabama makes Oklahoma homecoming game in 2025
After a dominating 24-3 win over the Alabama Crimson Tide back in November, the Oklahoma Sooners will be in for quite the scene next November when they face 'Bama once again. The 2024 matchup between ...
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College football recruiting: Top-10 programs with most five-star signees since 2020
Five-Stars by Class | 2020: 0, 2021: 2, 2022: 0, 2023: 2, 2024: 3, 2025: 0 ...
Oklahoma football 2025 national signing day: Ranking the Sooners’ high school signees
Despite a difficult first season in the SEC, head coach Brent Venables has put together a top-20 recruiting class for the ...