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Oklahoma coach Brent Venables hits rough patch in 1st year

 New OU football coach Brent Venables arrived in Oklahoma on Sunday night and was greeted by a crowd of fans.
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Sooner Sports
New OU football coach Brent Venables arrived in Oklahoma on Sunday night and was greeted by a crowd of fans.

Brent Venables was a popular choice to step as Oklahoma’s head football coach after Lincoln Riley left for Southern California last December.

But Venables has already hit some rough patches.

He approved when a popular receivers coach resigned before the season after the assistant said a racially charged word during a film session.

Now, Oklahoma has suffered back-to-back losses to Kansas State and TCU heading into the rivalry game against Texas. A loss to the Longhorns would turn up the heat even more.