Last season, Oklahoma navigated one of the most difficult schedules in college football. The Sooners faced four top-20 teams and went just 1–3 in those matchups. The 2025 slate could prove even more brutal, with as many as eight opponents projected to begin the season ranked in the top 25.

Included in that 6-2 record were two Big 12 Championship ... 1999-2003 and was associate head coach, defensive coordinator and linebackers coach from 2004-11. Venables is off to a 2-0 start ...

Well, it looks like Brent Venables enters this season with a seat hotter than a stovetop. The post $9M SEC Coach Tipped as Brent Venables' No.1 Replacement Amid Paul Finebaum's Stern Ultimatum on Sooners HC appeared first on EssentiallySports.

On "The Paul Finebaum Show," SEC Network analyst Paul Finebaum was asked about Venables' job security if the team were to only achieve six wins again in 2025. Finebaum expressed his expectation that Venables would no longer be the coach in Norman if that scenario were to unfold.

The 2025 college football season is pivotal for one SEC head coach coming off a disappointing ... categories the previous season in the Big 12. Venables and Co. shook things up in the offseason ...