
The Oklahoma Sooners have actually secured their management long-lasting: The Sooners consented to a six-year agreement with head instructor Brent Venables, per ESPN’s Pete Thamel. The bargain will certainly deserve a little over $46 million, per several records.
Resources: Oklahoma has actually consented to a brand-new six-year agreement for instructor Brent Venables. The brand-new six-year bargain consists of a substantial raising for Venables, and there’s been an uptick in general program dedication as OU heads to the SEC. pic.twitter.com/Poq859eg40
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) June 21, 2024
The agreement maintains Venables, that was employed by the Sooners in 2021 to change Lincoln Riley, in Oklahoma via 2029. The 53-year-old instructor will certainly additionally remain at the helm to aid browse Oklahoma’s shift to the SEC.
Under the brand-new agreement, Venables will certainly make $7.225 million following period, with his wage climbing each period and ultimately covering at $7.925 million in the last year. He authorized a six-year, $43.5 million agreement when he signed up with the Sooners 2 periods back.
Per ESPN, the bargain has actually gotten board authorization, which was the last barrier to making it main.
Venables was employed in December 2021 after Riley left for USC, and has actually gone 16-10 in 2 periods with the Sooners. The newbie head instructor led Oklahoma to a 10-2 document in the 2023 routine period, consisting of good fortunes over No. 3 Texas, prior to shedding to Arizona in the Alamo Dish. Oklahoma went 7-3 in-conference and completed third in the Huge 12; the Sooners completed the period at No. 15 country wide.
Before coming to be head instructor, Venables had actually been co-defensive organizer and later on assistant head instructor at Oklahoma from 1999 to 2011 prior to investing 10 periods as an aide at Clemson.