Brent Venables' turnaround with OU football fueled by power of belief

OU coach Brent Venables orchestrated one of the most impressive turnarounds in college football this season. Hear from those closest to him.

Oklahoma’s Venables, Alabama’s DeBoer overcome critics, lead blue blood programs to the playoff

Oklahoma’s Brent Venables and Alabama’s Kalen DeBoer have lived under intense microscopes at blue blood programs. Both replaced highly

Oklahoma has flirted with disaster all season. Is the magic running out, or only beginning?

Of the four teams hosting games in the first round of this College Football Playoff, only one opened as a betting underdog: the Oklahoma Sooners, who on Friday night host an Alabama team they already defeated this season. The Sooners are well aware of that.

From Bob Stoops to Ben Arbuckle, Oklahoma's Brent Venables has grown into his own man as a coach

Venables has Stoops, Bill Snyder, Dabo Swinney and others in his DNA, but he'll be himself when the Sooners take on Alabama in the College Football Playoff.

Brent Venables’ aggressive defense gives Oklahoma a different look than past Sooners playoff teams

Brent Venables has transformed the Oklahoma Sooners into a defensive powerhouse. The eighth-ranked Sooners lead the nation in tackles for loss and are tied for the lead in sacks.

OU football coach Brent Venables steadied Sooners after shaky few years | Mussatto

And Venables went back to doing what he does best — hiring himself as defensive coordinator after his protege, Zac Alley, left for West Virginia. The 2025 Sooner defense rivals the best defenses Venables coordinated at Clemson in the 2010s and at OU in the early 2000s.

Alabama coach delivers worrying message ahead of CFP game vs Oklahoma

Alabama's coaching staff might not have all the answers before their biggest game of the year on Friday vs Oklahoma in the CFP.
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