Finalists for the Walter Camp Coach of the Year award were announced this week, and Oklahoma Sooners fans immediately realized there was an obvious choice excluded.
The three finalists included Indiana's Curt Cignetti, Ohio State's Ryan Day and Vanderbilt's Clark Lea, which On3's Brett McMurphy pointed out in a post that caught the attention of OU general manager Jim Nagy and the rest of Sooner Nation because Brent Venables was omitted.
Brent Venables snubbed as Walter Camp Coach of the Year finalist
Venables entered this season fighting for his job after the Sooners went 6-7 in 2024, but he masterfully turned things around while taking over defensive play-calling and now has the Sooners as locks to make the College Football Playoff at 10-2 as the No.