NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma has had two losing records and no bowl wins the past three seasons.

That doesn’t sound quite right for one of college football’s blue-blood programs. You'd have to go back to the John Blake era in the late 1990s to find a similar stretch for the Sooners.

If it happens again, fourth-year coach Brent Venables might be looking for work .

Oklahoma's biggest problem last season was an offense that ranked 14th out of 16 Southeastern Conference teams in yards per game and 15th in scoring. But the Sooners believe they have rectified that issue with a pair of move-ins from Washington State – 29-year-old offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle and quarterback John Mateer.

With the changes on offense and much of what was a strong defense back, Venables said he’s excited

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