Jan. 4—Oklahoma might be as soon as once more be seeking to fill a key coordinator position heading into its first season within the SEC.
On Thursday, head coach Brent Venables introduced that the varsity and defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Ted Roof “have mutually agreed to half methods.”
Roof spent the 2021 season as a defensive analyst alongside Venables at Clemson. He was named the Sooners’ defensive coordinator simply 5 days after Venables was given the top teaching job in December of 2021.
Roof served because the Sooners’ defensive coordinator for 2 seasons.
“I’ve the utmost respect and appreciation for Ted,” stated Venables stated in a press release. “I informed him Wednesday I decided to go in a brand new course at defensive coordinator and provided him a chance to stay on our employees in a special position. He defined that he has a deep need to maintain teaching and can look to try this at a special college.”
Venables stated the seek for a brand new defensive coordinator will start instantly.
Former offensive coordinator Jeff Lebby left the Sooners’ employees to be the top coach at Mississippi State somewhat over a month in the past. It did not take lengthy for the Sooners to call Seth Littrell offensive coordinator and Joe Jon Finley as co-offensive coordinator.
Oklahoma’s protection ranked within the top-four within the Massive 12 in scoring protection (23.5 factors per recreation), dashing protection (138.9 yards per recreation), defensive passing effectivity (118.6), interceptions (20), third-down protection (31%), tackles for loss per recreation (7.5) and turnovers gained (26). Their 20 interceptions and 26 whole turnovers ranked second and seventh nationally respectively.
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