TUSCALOOSA, AL — Bill Snyder flipped between all the games during college football’s Saturday afternoon slate.

One contest in particular piqued his interest. It involved the legendary Kansas State coach’s former linebacker, graduate assistant and linebackers coach. Snyder immediately recognized what he was seeing.

“It was true Brent Venables ,” Snyder told The Oklahoman after watching No. 11 Oklahoma’s 23-21 road win over No. 4 Alabama . “He’s a guy that is as competitive as anybody who exists. He’s never going to let up, never going to give in and never feels as if he or they can’t be successful.

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