Brent Venables will need his entire roster to successfully navigate Oklahoma's daunting schedule in 2024.
The OU head coach declared the Sooners are “running toward” the challenge at SEC Media Days last month, which is true, but Venables knows just how tough the 2024 campaign will be., the Sooners stood at No. 16. Starting in the teens isn’t the end of the world — especially as college football introduces a 12-team playoff this year — but six teams on OU’s 2024 schedule are all slotted ahead of Oklahoma.
Venables said the drop-off wasn’t drastic, and there was clear improvement from what the Sooners rolled out in 2022, but there is still necessary growth to contend in the SEC. “I like guys wanting to compete,” Venables said. "I don’t want guys satisfied with being behind another guy. That’s the wrong mindset, the wrong attitude. Exact opposite of what we want from our guys. I want ambitious, driven. ‘I wanna run out there first.’ That should mean something to these guys, and it does.
alone in his first season as OU’s starting quarterback won’t guarantee success for the team this fall.
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