The Oklahoma Sooners are changing course by bringing back a familiar face in Brent Venables as head coach.
Numerous media reports Sunday evening confirmed the hire, including Bruce Feldman of The Athletic and Pete Thamel of Yahoo! Sports:
Sources: Brent Venables has finalized a deal and will be the next coach at Oklahoma.
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) December 6, 2021
After joining the OU staff when Bob Stoops was hired as head coach in 1999, Venables stayed with OU through the end of the 2011 season as defensive coordinator.