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Dallas Cowboys Legend Becomes Oklahoma Sooners TE Coach

Originally posted on College Sports Only | By Jim Weber | Last updated Jan 8, 2026 4:30 PM ET

Dallas Cowboys legend Jason Witten is crossing the Red River to become Oklahoma's new tight end coach.

NEWS: Oklahoma is hiring Jason Witten as its next TE coach, @PeteNakos & @SoonerScoop confirmhttps://t.co/od0hbzlF2E pic.twitter.com/D6QI7vxqom
— On3 (@On3sports) January 8, 2026

Witten is an 11-time Pro Bowler who played for the Cowboys from 2013-17 and returned in 2019 after a disastrous one-year stint as a "Monday Night Football" analyst.

.@JasonWitten is making his debut as Monday Night Football’s new analyst tonight on @espn’s broadcast of the Jets-Redskins preseason game.

➡️ https://t.co/tq1iUiNMzU pic.twitter.com/2zNCudIspl
— Dallas Cowboys (@dallascowboys) August 17, 2018

Witten has been serving as the high school football head coach of Liberty Christian School outside Dallas since 2021. Witten's son, Cooper, is a linebacker on the team and one of the top high school players in America for the Class of 2027.

Also worth noting that - as many Oklahoma fans know - Jason Witten’s son Cooper is an elite LB prospect in 2027

OU was already heavily involved#Sooners pic.twitter.com/DUFVkVi5Ll
— Josh Callaway (@JoshMCallaway) January 8, 2026

In Norman, Witten will be reunited with his old Cowboys teammate, DeMarco Murray, who is the Sooners RB coach.

The University of Oklahoma now has DeMarco Murray as its RBs coach and Jason Witten as its TEs coach. https://t.co/6noyQQR8uw pic.twitter.com/8jN9KCIhYP
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) January 8, 2026

The only piece missing on Oklahoma's coaching staff is Tony Romo leaving the broadcast booth to become OU's QB coach.

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