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The Oklahoma Sooners will almost always have great defenses while under Brent Venables. But the offenses haven't always been there, as we saw last season.

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Oklahoma Hosts 5-Star Offensive Line Prospect at Brent Venables Football Camp

Cooper Hackett has the opportunity to do what most kids from Oklahoma dream of: play for the Sooners. Hackett, from Fort Gibson, OK, is a 5-star offensive line prospect in the Class of 2027, per On3.

Brent Venables News / Oklahoma Sooners on SI / June 13

Observations from Oklahoma’s Brent Venables Football Camp Session IV

Oklahoma hosted its final Brent Venables Football Camp of the 2025 summer on Friday. Highly ranked prospects from across the country arrived in Norman

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Watch: Oklahoma DL Prospect Jalen Brewster Interview

Class of 2027 defensive line prospect Jalen Brewster has received 30 offers thus far, and on Friday, he went to camp in Norman. Brewster, a 5-star recruit per On3, is the No.

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Oklahoma Cornerback Prospect Wowed by Program Culture, Coaching at Camp

After attending Thursday’s Brent Venables Football Camp, Trenton Blaylock will have the opportunity to team up with his brother. Blaylock, a cornerback in the Class of 2027, announced that he earned an offer from Oklahoma after the clinic concluded.

College Football News / Oklahoma Sooners on SI / June 13

Watch: Oklahoma Cornerback Prospect Trenton Blaylock Interview

Trenton Blaylock attended Thursday's Brent Venables Football Camp in Norman, and the experience impressed him. “I liked it a lot,” Blaylock said. “The coaches, they taught us a lot of stuff about breaking and footwork and what we need to do at the high school level.

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Observations from Oklahoma Brent Venables Football Camp Session III

Oklahoma hosted its third Brent Venables Football Camp of the 2025 summer on Thursday. High school players from across the country traveled to Norman to participate in drills and training alongside the Sooners’ coaches.

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Brent Venables, Oklahoma land CB recruit with intriguing skill set

It's worth noting that he also has an NFL pedigree as a cornerback.

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'You never say never' - College football insider dishes on chances Josh Heupel leaves Tennessee for Oklahoma if Brent Venables is fired

Would Tennessee Vols head coach Josh Heupel ever leave Rocky Top to become the head coach of the Oklahoma Sooners, his alma mater? That's a question that could be relevant later this year if Oklahoma struggles in 2025. Sooners head coach Brent Venables is entering his fourth season at Oklahoma.

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Brent Venables continues momentum with Oklahoma 4-star OL commit

Oklahoma football head coach Brent Venables has had a roller coaster of a start in three seasons with Oklahoma. He has two 6-7 seasons and a 10-3 season sandwiched in the middle, proving he’s shown his potential as a coach, but an ability to sustain that momentum has been far more difficult.

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Oklahoma Coach, Recruit Take Shot at Texas Longhorns

As arch rivals, the Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners will never pass up an opportunity to take a shot at each other whenever they can. The latest of those shots came from Norman, where Sooners head coach Brent Venables and three-star recruit Braxton Lindsey throwing up a "Horns Down" sign during a recent photoshoot.

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Brent Venables & Jim Nagy forming a dynamic duo that has already paid dividends for the Oklahoma Sooners' roster building

To kick off the offseason, the Oklahoma Sooners made waves when they announced former Senior Bowl director and longtime NFL executive Jim Nagy as the general

College Football News / Oklahoma Sooners on SI / June 8

Oklahoma Lands Commitment from Another Arkansas Product

Oklahoma has tapped into its growing Arkansas pipeline again. Brent Venables and the Sooners landed a verbal commitment from 2026 edge rusher Matthew Nelson, a 6-foot-5, 215-pound prospect from Bryant, AR.

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Brent Venables admits coaching mistakes in previous years, aiming to rectify past with underrated transfer pickup

If you ever get the chance to talk with Oklahoma Sooners head coach Brent Venables, it's clear from the jump that he is an open and honest coach. He'll be the first to take accountability for mistakes and admit when he was at fault for something going wrong.

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Sunday Offering: Several Key Football Recruits Visit Oklahoma’s Campus

With Oklahoma coach Brent Venables holding one of his football camps on Thursday, plenty of major recruits were on campus on that day and the rest of the week.

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'It's Different': Oklahoma QB Prospect Peyton Houston Raves About OU Visit, Camp Experience

Thursday’s Brent Venables Football Camp marked Peyton Houston’s sixth time visiting Oklahoma. Houston is a 4-star quarterback prospect in the Class of 2027 from Shreveport, LA.

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Observations from Oklahoma Brent Venables Football Camp Session II

More than a hundred Oklahoma hopefuls were in Norman on Thursday for the second Brent Venables Elite Football Camp of 2025. Here are observations from the camp, held at Everest Training Center: Cooper Hooker of Salina, OK, was near unguardable during the wide receiver-defensive back portion of camp.

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Oklahoma Sooners lose out on hometown kid to far inferior football program, even after the 2024 season

The Oklahoma Sooners have to recruit offensive linemen well because another year like 2024 can never happen for Brent Venables again. The offensive line was so bad that it oftentimes messed everything else up.

College Football News / A to Z Sports / June 1

Oklahoma Sooners can really take advantage in recruiting as they have underrated 2026 recruit in town for back-to-back weekends

The Oklahoma Sooners are known as a team that strategically recruits, especially on the defensive side of the ball. Brent Venables, one of the best defensive minds in the sport over the last decade or so, recruits his own way.

College Football News / Athlon Sports / May 29

Oklahoma Makes Major Announcement About Texas Matchup For 2025 Season

Brent Venables and the Oklahoma Sooners are looking to make a major bounce-back during the 2025 college football season. To put it politely, the Sooners struggled quite mightily in their inaugural SEC campaign.

College Football News / CFB-HQ on SI / May 27

Anon SEC football coach gets candid on Brent Venables future at Oklahoma

The heat is on Brent Venables to turn it around at Oklahoma this season coming off a 6-7 debut in the SEC and playing some of college football’s worst offense.

College Football News / Athlon Sports / May 23

Major College Football Head Coach Reportedly Facing ‘Hot-Seat’ Situation In 2025

The 2025 season will feature a potential turning point for the Oklahoma Sooners and head coach Brent Venables. The question remains, though, of what direction the program will take. After a disappointing 6-7 output in Venables' first season, he helped propel the Sooners to a 10-3 record in 2023.