Brent Venables to be his own play-caller

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 to be his own play-caller in 2025
Absent the ability to clone himself, in a make-or-break season Venables is doubling-down on his successful defense while giving himself less time to oversee his moribund offense and tend to the CEO aspects of his struggling program.
Brent Venables to call defense in 2025, officially announces new hires
Head coach Brent Venables officially announced the hires of Nate Dreiling and Wes Goodwin to the defensive staff on Saturday.
OU announces Nate Dreiling, Wes Goodwin hires; Brent Venables to call the defense in 2025
OU football announced Nate Dreiling as its new linebackers coach and Wes Goodwin as assistant linebackers coach and outside linebackers coach on Saturday.
Oklahoma football's Brent Venables makes big play-calling decision for 2025
According to Nick Schultz, a national news desk writer for On3, Venables has released a statement about taking over defensive play-calling duties. “I have reflected on all facets of our program over the past several weeks.
Oklahoma Head Coach Brent Venables Makes Big Announcement on Saturday
Undoubtedly, the Oklahoma Sooners and head coach Brent Venables had a disappointing 2024 season. They went 6-7 overall, 2-6 in SEC games and lost the Armed Forces Bowl to the Navy Midshipmen.
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.
Brent Venables to take over defensive play-calling in 2025, Oklahoma announces
Brent Venables is taking over play-calling duties for the Oklahoma defense in 2025, the school announced on Saturday.
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Brent Venables and his OU football team squandered the chance to salvage a winning record out of a mess of a season with a 21-20 loss to Navy in the Armed Forces Bowl.
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As the Oklahoma Sooners enter Year 4 under head coach Brent Venables and Year 2 in SEC, there’s no doubt it’s a make-or-break season. After going 6-7 for the second time in three years in 2024, another season like that won’t be enough wins to keep Venables in Norman.
Oklahoma head coach Brent Venables to call defensive plays in 2025
Oklahoma head coach Brent Venables will be calling his team’s defensive plays in 2025. The Sooners announced Saturday that the longtime college defensive coordinator and fourth-year head coach would take over play-calling duties on that side of the ball.
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