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Oklahoma coach Brent Venables leads Sooners to No. 6 ranking after team finished 6-7 last year
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Oklahoma head coach Brent Venables, center, stands with his team as they sing the school song after defeating Kent State in an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, in Norman, Okla. - photo by AP Photo/Alonzo Adams
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — The future looked bleak for Oklahoma coach Brent Venables a year ago. The Sooners were blown out by Texas, and a fanbase that warmly embraced him after he replaced Lincoln Riley turned on him midway through his third season. The next week, an error-filled blowout home loss to South Carolina led Venables to fire his offensive coordinator.