Brent Venables, Riley and Oklahoma

Lincoln Riley’s USC or Brent Venables’ Oklahoma: Who’s better off in Year 3?
Two and half seasons have passed since Lincoln Riley’s stunning departure from Oklahoma for USC rocked college football’s coaching carousel, and neither traditional power seems to be in a better place than they were when he left Norman.
The Athletic asks the big question about Lincoln Riley and Brent Venables
The Athletic is asking which program is in better — and worse — shape: Lincoln Riley’s USC or Brent Venables’ Oklahoma?
Brent Venables' absurd buyout means Oklahoma is probably stuck with him a while longer
The bad vibes kept getting worse on Saturday as the Sooners fell behind 21-0 at home against South Carolina before heading into halftime down 32-3. Even though head coach Brent Venables is in the all-important third year of his Oklahoma contract — and despite the fact he’s yet to win a bowl game at OU — he’s probably not on the hot seat just yet.
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Column: As Brent Venables Works to Fix Oklahoma, He's Also 'Not Naive' About Recruiting Challenges
The Sooners are struggling and now must find a new offensive coordinator, which means members of the 2025 recruiting class could have questions and concerns.
Lincoln Riley’s blunt take on potential USC QB1 change
Sitting not-so-pretty with a 3-4 overall record and a 1-4 conference record in their debut season in the Big Ten, fans have been clamoring to see something change before the entire USC season goes down the tubes.
Lincoln Riley Is Six Plays From Being Under .500 As USC Trojans Head Coach
In the aftermath of Saturday’s shocking collapse to Maryland, the Trojan Family is still emotionally reeling while dizzily contemplating existential
USC Trojans Coach Lincoln Riley on Finishing Games Better: 'Well No Sh*t'
The USC Trojans face off against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights Friday night at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Trojans coach Lincoln Riley spoke about how USC
Why Oklahoma's jarring mismanagement of prized QB Jackson Arnold speaks to bigger Brent Venables issues
On Monday, Venables announced that plans changed again. Arnold will return to the starting lineup against No. 18 Ole Miss ...
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Brent Venables reacts to Oklahoma coaching changes ahead of Ole Miss game
Brent Venables spoke to the media this week about replacing the Offensive Coordinator and the productivity of the tight ...
Brent Venables Details Oklahoma WR Injuries, Hopes to Get a 'Couple of Guys' Back
The OU head coach gave an extensive update on the injuries the Sooners have sustained at wide receiver during his weekly ...
How is Brent Venables handling OU's QB situation? Being 'transparent' with Arnold, Hawkins
Oklahoma’s quarterback situation, for this season and beyond, has become increasingly delicate, even more so after head coach ...
Why OU football coach Brent Venables says Sooners' offensive line has 'fallen short'
OU will have a new offensive playcaller and quarterbacks coach Saturday at Ole Miss. But the offensive line will be the same, ...
Brent Venables Gives More Context on Seth Littrell, Oklahoma OC Situation
After firing his offensive coordinator on Sunday, Venables shed a little more light on things during his coach's show on ...
Oklahoma football's Brent Venables gives 8-word take on Sooners' offensive struggles
Oklahoma football has fallen into a trance this season, and head coach Brent Venables provided the real reason for the ...
Brent Venables announces Oklahoma will go back to Jackson Arnold at QB vs. No. 18 Ole Miss
Arnold, a Denton Guyer product, started the Sooners’ first four games but was benched for Michael Hawkins Jr. against ...
Embarrassing home loss has Oklahoma leading college football's Misery Index after Week 8
Oklahoma got embarrassed at home against South Carolina and that puts the Sooners at the top of the college football Misery ...