Oklahoma Makes Brent Venables Hot Seat Stance Clear Amid 5-4 Start

Oklahoma Board of Regents chair Rick Nagel said head coach Brent Venables is not on the hot seat, despite the Sooners’ 5–4 start. Nagel told the board in Norman that Oklahoma recently extended Venables’ contract by two years, leaving six years on its term. The team will finish the season with interim offensive coordinator Jason Witten calling plays after Ben Arbuckle’s firing. Venables has a 37–24 record across five seasons.