Brent Venables will seemingly be tied to the Oklahoma soccer program for the foreseeable future.
After main the Sooners to a 10-win season in 2023, Venables has agreed to a six-year contract exesion, ESPN reported on Friday. The deal is predicted to incorporate a substantial elevate for the top soccer coach.
The contract additional proves the college’s perception that the soccer program is headed in the proper course underneath Venables, because it continues to arrange for the inaugural season within the Southeastern Conference.
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The college’s Board of Regents permitted the contract on Friday, the report famous.
Venables has been the top soccer coach in Norman since 2022. The Sooners completed with a 6-7 file underneath Venables in his first season, however the workforce improved in 12 months two.
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Oklahoma began the 2023 marketing campaign with a 7-0 file, which included an upset victory over Texas within the Red River Rivalry.
Head coach Brent Venables of the Oklahoma Sooners coaches from the sidelines within the second half of play in opposition to the Iowa State Cyclones at Jack Trice Stadium on October 29, 2022, in Ames, Iowa. The Oklahoma Sooners gained 27-13 over the Iowa State Cyclones. (David Purdy/Getty Images)
Prior to taking the top teaching reins at Oklahoma, Venables spent 4 seasons as Clemson’s assistant head coach and defensive coordinator.
He had familiarity with Oklahoma, having served in a wide range of assistant teaching roles from 1999-2011.
Head coach Brent Venables and quarterback Dillon Gabriel, #8 of the Oklahoma Sooners, lead the workforce on a march to the top zone earlier than a recreation in opposition to the UCF Knights at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on October 21, 2023, in Norman, Oklahoma. (Brian Bahr/Getty Images)
Oklahoma is scheduled to play Ole Miss, Missouri and LSU on the highway this season.
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Meanwhile, Alabama and Tennessee will journey to Norman for video games in 2024.
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