247Sports’ Josh Pate trusts Oklahoma knows what it’s doing

The Oklahoma Sooners came under some fire when they extended Brent Venables contract and gave him a slight salary bump. The new deal added two years to his original contract.

But many questioned why the Sooners would do this. 16-10 in his first two seasons and 0-2 in bowl games are the facts. But the context to the facts is that this team was left with very little depth after Lincoln Riley’s recruiting classes failed to live up to expectations. Seeing that a vast majority of the players that have transferred out during Venables tenure have landed at Group of Five programs should provide enough evidence that the depth chart was not in great shape when he arrived.

And that’s how you get to 6-7 in year one. But it didn’t take long for Venables to make his mark with the Sooners, improving by four wins, improving the depth through the high school and transfer portal ranks, and setting the Sooners up to be in good position to contend for a playoff spot in year one in the SEC.

But one national college football analyst isn’t concerned about the “why” to Brent Venables contract extension. He’s more focused on who’s giving it to him, citing the success of Oklahoma’s leadership to create stability within the program.

On a recent episode of the Late Kick Show with Josh Pate, Pate shares his trust in the Okahoma administration.

Here’s one thing I have learned about Oklahoma. I’m not questioning Oklahoma’s decision-making when it comes to coaching. I’ve got a lot of college-aged folks and high school folks who listen to this show. But forget about people that young. Let’s say you’re 25 years old. Congratulations. You made it a quarter century. You’ve also never known Oklahoma to have had coaching instability in your entire life. It’s been the previous millennium. Since the last time folks in Norman…

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Author : Sooners Wire

Publish date : 2024-06-24 20:48:27

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