Brent Venables serves as Head Coach for University of Oklahoma's Football program in Norman, Oklahoma. A former 13-year University of Oklahoma assistant coach who won a national championship with the Sooners and two more with Clemson University during an ultra-successful 10-year stint as defensive coordinator, Brent Venables was named OU’s 23rd head football coach on Dec. 5, 2021, and has coached the Sooners to a 22-17 record in his three seasons. Venables’ 2023 Sooners went 10-3 overall and finished in second place in the Big 12 (7-2).
They ranked third nationally in total offense (507.0 ypg) and fourth in scoring offense (41.7 ppg) and led the country in defensive interceptions per game (1.5). In 2024, OU ranked 19th nationally in total defense (318.2 ypg), 24th in rushing defense (115.1 ypg), 29th in scoring defense (21.5 ppg), 36th in takeaways (21) and sixth in fumbles recovered (12). The 54-year-old Venables served as co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Oklahoma from 1999-2003 and as associate head coach, defensive coordinator and linebackers coach from 2004-11 under former head coach Bob Stoops. Venables has coached in eight national championship games between his time at OU and Clemson, winning titles with the Sooners in 2000 and Tigers in 2016 and 2018.
