Brent Venables , the head coach of the Oklahoma Sooners , signed a six-year, $51.6 million contract with the program in the summer of 2024. Despite signing that deal, reports indicate that Venables is taking a pay cut.

The 54-year-old head coach is taking a $1 million pay cut because that money is going toward revenue sharing , per Steve Berkowitz of USA Today. The money will be used to help with media rights, NIL deals, and everything else in between.

“The University of Oklahoma and football head coach Brent Venables agreed to a new contract that includes a $1 million reduction in his pay for the 2025 season, according to a copy of the document obtained by USA TODAY Sports on Friday, Aug. 29, through an open-records request.”

It's said that the decision was made by Brent Venables,

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