Oklahoma head coach Brent Venables was recently named Paul “Bear” Bryant National Coach of the Week after the Sooners upset Alabama on the road on Saturday, but his recognition for the award should also be for the entire season.
The Sooners' 23-21 upset over then-No. 4 Alabama in what seemed like an impossible circumstance solidified OU as a legit College Football Playoff contender at 8-2 and as the No. 8 team in the country in a season that started with Venables on one of the hottest seats in the nation.
Brent Venables has transformed Sooners into College Football Playoff contenders
It's been a season of unprecedented coach firings, and in August, it was presumed Venables would be part of the coaching carousel after the Sooners went 6-7 last season in their first round in the SEC.