Confirmed: Oklahoma Has Fired OC Seth Littrell

Oklahoma coach Brent Venables made the difficult decision Sunday to fire offensive coordinator Seth Littrell.

A source confirmed to Sooners On SI the multiple reports Sunday evening from OU Insider and Sooner Scoop. Co-offensive coordinator Joe Jon Finley will call plays for the rest of the season.

Littrell, the former OU fullback and captain on Bob Stoops' 2000 national championship team, was living his dream job as OC for the Sooners. But his offense at OU had become untenable as the Sooners lost to Texas 34-3 and to South Carolina 35-9 in back-to-back weeks.

The OU offense has fallen to No. 128 overall among 133 FBS teams this week, and is 107th in scoring.

Littrell was hired by Venables last year as an offnsive analyst after he was fired from his head coach position at North Texas. After Jeff Lebby took the head coaching job at Mississippi State last December, Littrell was elevated from analyst to OC for the Alamo Bowl, and was promoted to full-time offensive coordinator in January.

Littrell's efforts have been limited by injuries to the Sooners' top five receivers, and offensive line coach Bill Bedenbaugh's offensive line has been in disarray all season as he's had to replace all five starters from last season.

Finley, who also played for the Sooners while Venables was an assistant coach, has no play-calling experience during his stops at Baylor, Missouri, Texas A&M and Ole Miss. Finley did join Littrell in the coaches' box on Saturday after spending the first six games on the OU sideline.

This story will be updated.