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Sep 28, 2024; Auburn, Alabama, USA; Oklahoma Sooners head coach Brent Venables watches his team warm up before their game against the Auburn Tigers at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John Reed-Imagn Images
The Oklahoma Sooners have officially hired their new offensive coordinator for the 2025 season.
Former Washington State and Western Kentucky offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle will take over as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach with the Sooners and will serve as the playcaller.
Oklahoma head coach Brent Venables shared his thoughts on Arbuckle via a press release on Monday night after reports surfaced earlier in the day of the Sooners OC pick.
“Ben is an extremely passionate and innovative coach who does a great job of finding ways to maximize his personnel,” said head coach Brent Venables. “He has developed dynamic quarterbacks in his young coaching career and sees the QB game through a unique perspective and lens, as he played the position himself. He’s got an infectious energy and mindset, and is a fantastic teacher of the game with an impeccable work ethic. He relates well to young people, and his beliefs, values and concern for student-athletes on their journey align with our values and philosophy here at OU.”
Arbuckle attended Canadian High School, playing quarterback in the Texas panhandle. He played college football at Division II West Texas A&M University, graduating in 2018.
He was a quality control coach at Houston Baptist from 2018 to 2019 under offensive coordinator Zach Kittley, who recently served as Texas Tech’s offensive coordinator and is reportedly going to be the next head coach at Florida Atlantic. Arbuckle was then hired to be the offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach at Seminole High School in Texas for the 2020 season.
Arbuckle rejoined Kittley at Western Kentucky in 2021 as an…
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Author : Sooners Wire
Publish date : 2024-12-03 01:41:00
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