Brent Venables is on a tightrope walk for the whole of the 2025 season. After the nightmare of last season, the HC is on high alert to keep anything like that from happening this year. Chief among them will be to be on the lookout for his new QB1, after Jackson Arnold suffered at Norman. He returns to Oklahoma as an opponent in Week 4, as the QB1 of Auburn. Venables opened up about the spilt between him and his former star recruit.
Jackson Arnold was a 5-star QB and was one of the best in the 2023 recruiting cycle. He ended up having the worst possible start for a true freshman at Oklahoma. Last year’s tough handling of the season ultimately forced the QB to move out, who is now at Auburn. The move is proving to be the right decision for the QB, but Venables turned wistful when asked a