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Oklahoma offensive coordinator Seth Littrell locks arms with Wyatt Gilmore (42) and David Stone (0) before a University of Oklahoma (OU) Sooners spring football game at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Okla., Saturday, April 20, 2024.
With the Oklahoma Sooners sitting at 4-3 in their first season in the SEC, and the OU offense completely stuck in the mud, a change has been made at offensive coordinator.
After Sooners the Sooners fell by a score of 35-9 against South Carolina on Saturday, a decision was made by head coach Brent Venables to go in a different direction with the offense.
Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Seth Littrell has been fired, according to a report by SoonerScoop’s George Stoia, who covers the team for On3 Sports. The report was also confirmed by ESPN’s Pete Thamel.
Littrell was the primary play caller, and that duty will now be handled by co-offensive coordinator/tight ends coach Joe Jon Finley for the remainder of the season. Kevin Johns, who is an offensive analyst, will also have a significant role in the offense. Johns has been an offensive coordinator before, serving in that role at Duke.
OU is currently averaging just 22.1 points per game on the 2024 season, which lands them at 107th out of 134 teams at the FBS level. They’ve been held below double digits in their last two games, both losses, scoring just one touchdown.
Littrell was promoted from his role of offensive analyst in 2023 to co-offensive coordinator with Finley before the bowl game last season. The move followed Jeff Lebby leaving to take the head coaching job at Mississippi State.
Littrell was installed as the play caller for the OU offense, but he lasted just eight games overall, and just seven games this season before he was relieved of his duties.
The veteran coach was the head man at North Texas until…
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Author : Sooners Wire
Publish date : 2024-10-20 23:15:41
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