Sooners’ Brent Venables says ‘unlike’ Deion Sanders, he gave players a ‘grace’ period in first year as manager
Oklahoma football coach Brent Venables he knows what it's like to take over a program in the current era of college football. Venables prepares to start his second season in Norman, Oklahoma after a disappointing 6-7 record his first year. Oklahoma Sooners head coach Brent Venables coaches off the bench in the second half of the game against the Iowa State Cyclones at Jack Trice Stadium on October 29, 2022 in Ames, Iowa. The Oklahoma Sooners won 27- 13 on Iowa cyclones. (David Purdy/Getty Images)Venables was hired in December 2021 after Lincoln Riley's heading to USC, inheriting a roster that…
