Latest Brent Venables News

Oklahoma adds Zac Alley as co-defensive coordinator, promotes Valai

Jan. 13, 2024 12:30 PM EST

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma football has added Zac Alley as a co-defensive coordinator. The 30-year-old Alley joins Jay Valai and Todd Bates as co-defensive coordinators, the team announced Saturday. Alley spent the last two seasons as defensive coordinator and...

Casey Thompson, former Texas, Nebraska and FAU QB, says he'll transfer to Oklahoma

Jan. 12, 2024 13:57 PM EST

Casey Thompson, who has played quarterback at Texas, Nebraska and Florida Atlantic, has announced he will transfer to Oklahoma for the seventh season of an injury-riddled career. Thompson, 25, made the announcement on social media on Thursday night. Thompson’s father...

Ted Roof fired as defensive coordinator at Oklahoma

Jan. 04, 2024 18:19 PM EST

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Ted Roof was fired on Thursday as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Oklahoma, following a season in which the Sooners' defense started strong but struggled down the stretch. Sooners coach Brent Venables said in a news release that he told Roof he...

K-State hires former Texas Tech coach Matt Wells to help direct its offense

Jan. 04, 2024 16:53 PM EST

Kansas State hired former Texas Tech coach Matt Wells on Thursday to join offensive line coach Conor Riley as the Wildcats' co-offensive coordinators following the departure of Collin Klein for the same job at Texas A&M. Wells spent the past two seasons at Oklahoma as an...