“We want to be multiple on defense.”
It has become a standard cliche for almost every new college football coach. Generally speaking, it means using a variety of alignments on D. But when first-year Oklahoma Sooners head coach Brent Venables says he favors being multiple on defense, he means it. The longtime defensive architect at OU and Clemson makes a point of shifting looks non-stop throughout a game – often without changing the personnel on the field.
Even after OU made a range of additions to its roster earlier this year, Venables is essentially cooking up his version of a multiple defense using the previous coaching staff’s groceries.