Oklahoma's Brent Venables lands six-year contract extension as program's first season in SEC looms: report

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Brent Venables will likely be tied to the Oklahoma football program for the foreseeable future.

After leading the Sooners to a 10-win season in 2023, Venables has agreed to a six-year contract exesion, ESPN reported on Friday. The deal is expected to include a considerable raise for the head football coach.

The contract further proves the university's belief that the football program is headed in the right direction under Venables, as it continues to prepare for the inaugural season in the Southeastern Conference.

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Head coach Brent Venables of the Oklahoma Sooners greets visitors before Bedlam against the Oklahoma State Cowboys at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on November 19, 2022, in Norman, Oklahoma. The Sooners won 28-13.   (Brian Bahr/Getty Images)

The university's Board of Regents approved the contract on Friday, the report noted.

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Venables has been the head football coach in Norman since 2022. The Sooners finished with a 6-7 record under Venables in his first season, but the team improved in year two.

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Oklahoma started the 2023 campaign with a 7-0 record, which included an upset victory over Texas in the Red River Rivalry.

Head coach Brent Venables of the Oklahoma Sooners coaches from the sidelines in the second half of play against the Iowa State Cyclones at Jack Trice Stadium on October 29, 2022, in Ames, Iowa. The Oklahoma Sooners won 27-13 over the Iowa State Cyclones.  (David Purdy/Getty Images)

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