Oklahoma's Brent Venables agreed to a new contract that includes a $1 million pay cut for the 2025 season, per USA Today . The salary reduction comes after a second losing season in three years to open Venables' tenure, making him the most embattled Sooners coach since John Blake logged consecutive sub-.500 campaigns in 1996 and 1997. Venables signed the amended contract in February.

The reduced salary is the only change to Venables' deal, which still runs through the 2029 season. Venables will haul in $7.55 million this year, down from the $8.55 million he was set to earn before the amendment. He is still scheduled to earn $8.65 million in 2026 and 2027, $8.75 million in 2028 and $8.85 million in 2029. The buyout remains unchanged, as well, and guarantees that Venables will secure the

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