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His whistle hung around his neck. He held his notes in his hand ... And that's who we want to be.” Brent Venables always talked about being a head coach. There was plenty of interest from ...
Brent Venables at Clemson / Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY ... he strains — so much so the veins in his neck famously bulge. Sometimes he’ll accidentally eject his chewing gum.
NORMAN — Brent Venables and OU football knows what's next ... and you put the whistle around your neck, you you like to compete, and you like challenge. And we're certainly going to have ...
Oklahoma football coach Brent Venables cleared up the narrative Tuesday surrounding the transfer of now-Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel, who left the Sooners after two seasons in the offseason.
NORMAN, Okla. — Brent Venables is 50 years old. Hard to believe. Hard to believe because you figured those bulging neck veins meant a short life expectancy. You remember. Every time those ...
NORMAN — Ahead of OU's first-ever SEC showdown against No. 7 Tennessee, scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Gaylord Family — Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Sooners coach Brent Venables held his ...
After an extensive coordinator search that saw Oklahoma weave through potential candidates like Jim Knowles, the Sooners finally have their new defensive play caller: head coach Brent Venables.
University of Oklahoma football head coach Brent Venables and his wife, Julie Venables, have been through tremendous highs and lows together, both on and off the field. Brent, 53, and Julie ...
"I've coached with some of the best, but this stuff that Brent's doing is on a whole other level," Gundy said. The word everyone uses is "infectious," because it's not just Venables' palpable ...
NORMAN, Okla. — Brent Venables stopped himself mid-conversation. He does that sometimes. He stood up from the seating area in the middle of his office to grab a football off the wall.
NORMAN, Okla. — Oklahoma's spring football game was in session, and Brent Venables stood there watching with his hands stuffed in the pocket of his gray hoodie. He stood 8-10 yards behind the ...
Brent Venables is back where he belongs, running a defense like he has for most of his career. He refers to it as his "comfort zone", a place where success has led him to become the head coach at ...