Oklahoma to hire Brent Venables as head football coach: reports

Oklahoma has reportedly identified its new football mentor right after Lincoln Riley departed for USC previous 7 days.

The Sooners will use Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables to exchange the place vacated by Riley, according to various experiences Sunday. The Athletic and Yahoo Sporting activities had been the very first to report the deal for Venables to consider the gig was performed.

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Clemson Tigers defensive coordinator Brent Venables smiles as he looks on all through the college soccer video game amongst the Clemson Tigers and the Louisville Cardinals on November 6, 2021, at Cardinal Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky.
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Venables comes to Norman with an proven Oklahoma qualifications currently. He was an assistant with the Sooners from 1999 to 2011 beneath Bob Stoops. He was a element of the Sooners’ workers in the course of their 2000 nationwide championship operate with Stoops at the helm.

He had served on the Clemson personnel because 2012. He was the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach when he initially begun then was named the associate head coach in 2018. His protection anchored two national championships for Clemson. He was also named the 2016 Broyles Award winner as the nation’s best assistant college or university football mentor.

Clemson Tigers defensive coordinator Brent Venables looks on during warm ups right before their game against the South Carolina Gamecocks at Williams-Brice Stadium on November 27, 2021 in Columbia, South Carolina. 
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Clemson experienced a down year in 2021. The staff didn’t contend to get into the School Soccer Playoff. The Tigers finished 9-3 and 6-2 in the ACC and will enjoy in the Cheez-It Bowl later on this month from Iowa Condition.

FILE – Then Oklahoma head mentor Lincoln Riley yells to his staff before a enjoy all through the to start with 50 percent of an NCAA higher education football recreation from TCU, Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021, in Norman, Okla.
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Oklahoma started off with higher hopes but the staff had some quarterback controversy and dropped important games down the extend to be taken out of the Faculty Football Playoff discussion and the Large 12 title discussion. Riley bolted for USC previous week and Stoops is established to coach the Sooners in the Alamo Bowl versus Oregon.