ARLINGTON, Texas -- Brent Venables' first season at Oklahoma ended in disappointment with the Sooners finishing 6-7, breaking a string of 23 straight winning seasons.
At Big 12 media day Thursday, Venables said the biggest takeaway from his first season as a head coach was how the Sooners had lacked a little of their Sooner Magic in closing out games.
"We've got to learn not to lose to Oklahoma," he said.
Venables, who was a longtime defensive coordinator at Oklahoma and Clemson, said going 6-7 was "dang hard," but said that the margin between winning and losing is close and that he can attest to past experience.