Thomas Brent Venables is an American football coach who is the head coach at the University of Oklahoma. He previously served as the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Clemson University from 2012 to 2021.
From 1989 to 1990, Venables played linebacker at Garden City Community College then at Kansas State University under head coach Bill Snyder from 1991 to 1992.
Venables played college football at Kansas State University as a linebacker from 1991 to 1992. Prior to his tenure at Oklahoma, he held various assistant coaching positions at Kansas State University, the University of Oklahoma and Clemson University. Venables was awarded the Broyles Award in 2016.
On December 5, 2021, Venables was named the 23rd head coach at the University of Oklahoma, replacing Lincoln Riley after his departure to become the head coach at the University of Southern California (USC).
How much is Brent Venables making at Oklahoma?
$7 million a year
Venables’ new six-year contract will average $7 million a year ($6.4 million starting in 2022) and includes an automatic $100,000 annual raise. He also gets a $600,000 annual retirement contribution, plus incentive bonuses.
How much is Venables getting paid?
Venables signed a six-year deal, running through Jan. 31, 2028, that will begin at $7 million annually and increase by $100K every February.