Oklahoma football head coach Brent Venables secures contract extension
12 sources • 2 min read • Latest: Aug 23, 2026, 2:00 PM
Last updated Aug 23, 2026

Oklahoma football and head coach Brent Venables have reached a two-year contract extension, ensuring his tenure continues through 2031. The deal, announced on August 20, averages $10.5 million annually. Venables led the Sooners to a 10-3 record and a College Football Playoff appearance in 2025, marking a notable improvement from a previous 6-7 season. Oklahoma ranked No. 9 in the preseason coaches poll and No. 10 in the AP poll, with the board of regents set to finalize the contract on September 15-16.
- •Contract extension keeps Venables with the Sooners through 2031.
- •New deal averages $10.5 million per year.
- •Sooners finished 2025 with a 10-3 record.
- •Oklahoma made its first CFP appearance since 2019.
- •Board of regents to finalize the contract in mid-September.
- 2:00 PMYahoo Sports — Brent Venables' contract extension sends clear message to recruits
- 8:00 AMYahoo Sports — “Crazy Overpay” “Good Day For Everyone Else in the SEC”: CFB World Reacts as Brent Venables Signs $63,000,000 Contract Extension
- 10:58 PMYahoo Sports — Brent Venables Agrees to New Contract Extension With Oklahoma
- 7:39 PMESPN — Sources: OU, Venables reach new 6-year contract
- 7:06 PMYahoo Sports — Venables agrees to 2-year contract extension after leading Oklahoma to College Football Playoff
- 6:41 PMYahoo Sports — Oklahoma and Brent Venables agree to new contract
- 6:39 PMYahoo Sports — Oklahoma and head coach Brent Venables agree to contract extension
- 6:33 PMYahoo Sports — Oklahoma Sooners sign Brent Venables to contract extension
"The Oklahoma Sooners on Thursday extended Brent Venables’ contract for two years, adding to the previous four-year agreement, following a 2025 season that saw the SEC school make the College Football Playoff for the first time this decade, the school announced. The contract will see the coach stay in Norman through 2031 at an average of $10.
"Oklahoma Sooners head coach Brent Venables has agreed to a new six year contract that will keep him in Norman through 2032, the university announced Thursday. The agreement adds two years to his previous contract and is pending approval by the Oklahoma Board of Regents. The extension comes after Venables guided Oklahoma to a 10-3…
"The extension, announced by athletics director Roger Denny, is pending approval by the OU Board of Regents, which meets next month. “Since I arrived at Oklahoma, I’ve had the opportunity to spend a lot of time with Coach Venables, his staff and our student-athletes,” said Denny, who started as OU’s AD in February.
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External links- Yahoo SportsAug 23, 2026, 2:00 PMBrent Venables' contract extension sends clear message to recruits
Brent Venabls says his Oklahoma contract extension reinforces alignment and stability in the Sooners' recruiting pitch.
- Yahoo SportsAug 21, 2026, 8:00 AM“Crazy Overpay” “Good Day For Everyone Else in the SEC”: CFB World Reacts as Brent Venables Signs $63,000,000 Contract Extension
The Oklahoma Sooners on Thursday extended Brent Venables’ contract for two years, adding to the previous four-year agreement, following a 2025 season that saw the SEC school make the College Football Playoff for the first time this decade, the school announced. The contract will see the coach stay in Norman through 2031 at an average of $10.
- Yahoo SportsAug 20, 2026, 10:58 PMBrent Venables Agrees to New Contract Extension With Oklahoma
Oklahoma Sooners head coach Brent Venables has agreed to a new six year contract that will keep him in Norman through 2032, the university announced Thursday. The agreement adds two years to his previous contract and is pending approval by the Oklahoma Board of Regents. The extension comes after Venables guided Oklahoma to a 10-3…
- ESPNAug 20, 2026, 7:39 PMSources: OU, Venables reach new 6-year contract
Oklahoma football coach Brent Venables has agreed to a new six-year contract through the 2031 season, with sources telling ESPN is worth more than $63 million.
- Yahoo SportsAug 20, 2026, 7:06 PMVenables agrees to 2-year contract extension after leading Oklahoma to College Football Playoff
The extension, announced by athletics director Roger Denny, is pending approval by the OU Board of Regents, which meets next month. “Since I arrived at Oklahoma, I’ve had the opportunity to spend a lot of time with Coach Venables, his staff and our student-athletes,” said Denny, who started as OU’s AD in February.
- Yahoo SportsAug 20, 2026, 6:41 PMOklahoma and Brent Venables agree to new contract
Oklahoma has signed head coach Brent Venables to a new contract.
- Yahoo SportsAug 20, 2026, 6:39 PMOklahoma and head coach Brent Venables agree to contract extension
Brent Venables has inked a contract extension with the Sooners.
- Yahoo SportsAug 20, 2026, 6:33 PMOklahoma Sooners sign Brent Venables to contract extension
The Oklahoma Sooners have signed head coach Brent Venables to a new contract, locking him up through 2031.
- Yahoo SportsAug 20, 2026, 6:15 PMOklahoma coach Brent Venables reportedly agrees to contract extension worth over $10 million per season
Oklahoma went 10-3 in 2025 and made the College Football Playoff.
- Yahoo SportsAug 20, 2026, 6:13 PMOU football coach Brent Venables agrees to two-year contract extension
Oklahoma football and Brent Venables have agreed to a two-year contract extension, keeping the head coach in Norman through 2031.
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