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NORMAN — Brent Venables strolled into Rudy’s “Country Store” and Barbecue Monday night to a standing ovation.
Venables, OU’s head football coach who hosts his weekly radio show at Rudy’s in front of a crowd of fans, continued soaking in the Sooners’ Saturday night upset of No. 7 Alabama.
Throughout the past few seasons since being back in town, Venables had spoken to his team about the last time Owen Field was stormed after a win, 2000 after defeating Nebraska. Then a 29-year-old defensive coordinator, Venables sped home on the sidewalks through campus illegally to prepare for the next week’s game.
Looking back on that game, he’d grown to regret not taking the moment in, a mistake he did not repeat on Saturday.
“This is fun tonight,” Venables said Monday night. “We’re still celebrating.”
OU’s dominating 24-3 win over Alabama was an affirmation that maybe what Venables is building is heading in the right direction. The Sooners have continued to stick together, missing their five best receivers for most of the season and configuring a new offensive line grouping seemingly every week.
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Oklahoma coach Brent Venables celebrates with fans after a college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Alabama Crimson Tide at Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Okla., Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. Oklahoma won 24-3.
Venables, who was awarded the Dodd Trophy’s Coach of the Week honor, has said the past weeks he hurt for the players, who put in the work each week and continued falling short in games.
“Saturday night was fantastic,” Venables said. “The fans, what a cool moment for everybody. Through a lot of adversity and not winning you felt so bad for the players for everything they had invested, how…
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Publish date : 2024-11-26 03:16:00
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