Brent Venables shakes up his coaching staff

University of Oklahoma head football coach Brent Venables announced on Sunday that there has been a change to the offensive coaching staff. Seth Littrell has been relieved of his duties as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Joe Jon Finley will step up as the interim co-offensive coordinator and take on primary play-calling responsibilities, while Kevin Johns, currently a senior offensive analyst, will be promoted to co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Venables expressed his appreciation for Littrell, acknowledging his dedication to the university and the football program, but noted that the offensive performance this season has not met expectations.

In a press release from OU, Venables is quoted saying, “Seth is an all-time great Sooner. He has a deep love for this university and football program, and has poured his heart and soul into both. Despite that, our performance as an offense this season has not at all lived up to the OU standard and I felt a change was necessary now.”

The head coach went on to say, “"The leadership role Joe Jon plays on our team is critical. He has the confidence of our locker room and coaching staff, and I'm thankful to him for taking on this expanded role in the middle of the season. Kevin joined our staff last spring as an offensive analyst after serving as an offensive coordinator for over a decade. He has a wealth of experience coordinating offenses and coaching quarterbacks, and I'm looking forward to the fresh approach he'll bring and the bigger role he'll play in offensive game-planning. I'm confident Joe Jon, Kevin and the rest of the offensive staff will work tirelessly to put our players in positions to succeed and make us more effective on that side of the ball."

The Sooners will look to turn their season around when they travel to Oxford, MS to take on the Rebels this Saturday at noon.