Former Oklahoma HC Bob Stoops knows what it takes to win the ‘National Coach of the Year’ award, as he has won it twice. He called out the committee for snubbing Brent Venables.

“Ridiculous,” said the Sooners’ ex-head coach on Thursday. “ G uy (Brent Venables) calling the defense does it so well. One of the top five defenses in America, it is. It’s wrong.”

This season, Oklahoma’s defense is a brick wall under Venables’ direction, ranking fifth nationally against the run at just 81.4 YPG and seventh in scoring defense at 13.7 points allowed. But what really stood out is that the Sooners gave up only 67 total points to Alabama, LSU, Tennessee, and Missouri. While that kind of dominance signals more than just a good defense, Stoops’ stance clearly shows his

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