AP source: Oklahoma hires Clemson’s Venables as coach

Published December 5, 2021 8:09 PM

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.

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