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Does Brent Venables believe Jason Witten is the answer for OU football?
Was the offense's performance against Florida enough for Brent Venables to consider Jason Witten for the permanent offensive coordinator job? Or is the sample size still too small? Truthfully, even if the Sooners run the table, 4 games is too small of a sample size when so much relies on the success of the next hire. But come on...it's Jason Witten. Venables spoke with the media on Tuesday morning, and it's safe to say he was happy with what he saw on the field Saturday. Did the players or even other stakeholders share that same feeling? What kind of other changes were made in practice throughout the week? Plus, how much of the decision to make a change stemmed from the defense starting to slide against South Carolina? All that and more on this edition of the Practice Report.
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3 Nov 2026
Where does OU football go after firing another offensive coordinator?
One day after OU fired offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle, the media finally got to hear what Brent Venables had to say about the change...kind of. While he didn't want to go into great detail about the decision, it is clear that Venables has his eyes on the future. What does that mean for John Mateer? It sounds like nothing is out of the question. Jason Witten impressed greatly, enough to earn the opportunity as the interim offensive coordinator. Is it an audition for Witten? Maybe. Maybe not. The defense is coming off of its worst performance of the season against South Carolina. Can they bounce back in the Swamp? All that and more on this edition of the Practice Report.
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3 Nov 2026
Brent Venables speaks out on firing Ben Arbuckle, what's best for OU football?
At the end of a very eventful day, OU head Coach Brent Venables spoke out about the decision to fire Ben Arbuckle on his Rudy's Coaches Show. Venables also gave a little something on the QB situation (spoiler, sounds like they still like John Mateer). With the firing of Arbuckle we also learned of the decision to move Tight Ends Coach Jason Witten to interim play caller. Can that light any kind of spark for this offense? Guess we'll all find out in Gainesville. All that and more on this edition of the Practice Report.
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