Josh Pate grades the job Brent Venables is doing at OU
Josh Pate grades Oklahoma Sooners head coach Brent Venables.
Oklahoma Sooners head coach Brent Venables is entering his fifth season at the helm in Norman, and he's coming off of his best year yet, leading OU to ten wins and a berth in the College Football Playoff in 2025. With high expectations looming in 2026, Venables has the chance to further establish himself this fall. Josh Pate, the host of " Josh Pate's College Football Show ", gave out a job approval rating for Venables on his show, along with a few other SEC head coaches.
Pate was complimentary of the job Venables did in 2025, after he went 6-7 in 2022, 10-3 in 2023, and 6-7 in 2024. "Obviously, they made the College Football Playoff last year," Pate said. "That's awesome.
I think that gets Brent Venables a 'B'. I leaned 'B+', somewhere between 'B' and 'B+'. That's where I am.
That's where I think Oklahoma fans are on Brent Venables. " While Pate is sold on Venables' ability to build a defense, there's another major component that wasn't there for the Sooners last year that OU has put a focus on this offseason. "Where was the run game is the question," Pate said.