Oklahoma President, AD Back Brent Venables Amid Struggles This Season

Oklahoma President Joseph Harroz and Athletic Director Joe Castiglione both showed supporting and backing this week for head coach Brent Venables amid a disappointing season so far in Norman. Per ESPN:

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The Sooners are 5-5 overall and 1-5 in league play during their first season in the Southeastern Conference. Venables, in his third season, has a 21-15 record overall.

"We all get emotional [during] the course of a season," Oklahoma president Joseph Harroz Jr. said. "What's unwavering is the commitment to him. This is a new era for us, but it's also a new era for college athletics, and there's going to be a lot of adjustment, and there's going to be a lot that takes place. As far as my commitment to coach Venables, it's 100 percent."

"Obviously, the season thus far has not gone as we'd hoped or planned," Oklahoma athletic director Joe Castiglione said. "We're mindful that we haven't met the Oklahoma standard for 2024. That said, we truly believe in coach Venables and our team and are completely focused on both supporting them and looking at all of the ways to address the needed improvements now as soon as possible as well as in preparation for next year."

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