Overview
- The agreement, announced Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026, adds two years to Brent Venables’s current contract and keeps him in Norman through the 2031 season.
- The new deal averages $10.5 million per year, a figure that places Venables among the highest-paid coaches in college football according to USA Today’s coaching-salary data.
- Oklahoma athletic director Roger Denny said work on the extension began after the Sooners’ 2025 CFP run and that the move is intended to provide stability as the program chases championships.
- The public agreement is subject to formal ratification by the OU Board of Regents at its Sept. 15–16 meeting before it takes full effect.
- Venables is 32-20 at Oklahoma with two 10-win seasons and two 6-7 seasons and his 2025 return to the College Football Playoff was a key factor in accelerating the extension talks.