Oklahoma brass: Brent Venables not on hot seat

By Field Level Media Nov 11 (Field Level Media) – The chair of Oklahoma’s Board of Regents said head coach Brent Venables’ ​job is not in jeopardy despite ‌a 5-4 record. “The board doesn’t typically comment much on what’s going on in the athletic department,” Rick Nagel said Wednesday, per The Oklahoman. “That’s maybe a ‌smart ​thing. But I want ⁠to say this … our ⁠head coach, Brent Venables, is not on the hot seat. There is no hot seat. We just extended his contract.” Venables, 55, ​is in his fifth season with the Sooners and has a 37-24 record ⁠that includes a 0-4 mark ⁠in bowl games. Since moving from ​the Big 12 to the SEC in 2024, ​Oklahoma is 21-14 with an 11-11 record ‌in conference play. The Sooners finished 10-3 last season after losing to Alabama in the first round of the College Football Playoff. Prior to ⁠this season, Venables received a six-year, $63 million extension that runs through the 2032 season. His buyout ⁠figure if ‌he were fired without cause after ⁠this season is reportedly more ​than $50 ‌million. The Sooners (5-4, 3-3 SEC) have three ​games left ⁠in the regular season starting Saturday against No. 19 Ole Miss in Norman, Okla. They will host Texas A&M on Nov. 21 before visiting No. 22 Missouri on Nov. 28. (–Field ​Level Media)