AP source: Oklahoma hires Clemson’s Venables as coach
By CLIFF BRUNT
AP Sports Writer
Oklahoma has hired Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables as its head coach to replace Lincoln Riley. That’s according to a person with knowledge of the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because a deal hadn’t been announced. Riley departed the Sooners last week to take over at Southern California. Venables was on Oklahoma’s staff under Bob Stoops as co-defensive coordinator from 1999 to 2003 and defensive coordinator from 2004 to 2011. At Clemson, he won the Broyles Award in 2016 as the nation’s top assistant.