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Oklahoma Sooners linebacker Danny Stutsman (28) talks with Oklahoma coach Brent Venables during a college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the TCU Horned Frogs at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Okla., Friday, Nov. 24, 2023. Oklahoma won 69-45.
The 2024 season has taken a bit of the shine off of Oklahoma Sooners head coach Brent Venables. After going 10-3 in 2023, the Sooners’ final season in the Big 12, Oklahoma’s inaugural season in the SEC hasn’t gone according to plan.
But the Oklahoma Sooners are still behind Venables as they look to finish the season strong with games against Alabama and LSU remaining on the docket. Oklahoma administrators Joseph Harroz and Joe Castiglione offered votes of confidence for the Sooners head coach earlier this week. One of the most important players on the team, Danny Stutsman, is still a believer, too.
“Obviously, I have no doubt (in Venables),” Stutsman said after practice Wednesday via The Oklahoman. “The people here, the staff has no doubt. You guys talked to the president, there’s no doubt. Obviously, there’s something right that Coach Venables does where everyone that’s close around him and sees him every day, they have no, they have unwavering faith in Coach Venables.”
Danny Stutsman has taken his game to another level, just as the defense has every year under Venables. The Sooners’ defense has given the Sooners opportunities to stay in some games, but the offense hasn’t been consistent enough to take advantage of the defense’s progression.
Venables has done a really good job on the recruiting trail, putting together a trio of top 10 classes in his first three cycles, and has the 2025 class just outside the top 10.
Until this year, the Sooners offense had been fine. Even with some of the shortcomings, Oklahoma averaged 32.8…
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Author : Sooners Wire
Publish date : 2024-11-14 20:14:04
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