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Brent Venables Reveals Why He Turned Down the Auburn Job

New Sooners coach Brent Venables said that he didn't feel that Auburn was the right fit for him when he was being considered for the job last season.

At his introductory press conference in Norman, Okla., Venables said he was putting his daughter to sleep last month when he told her to "dream big, don't put limitations on yourself, don't let somebody tell you you can't accomplish something," per 247Sports.

When his daughter inquired about the Auburn job in response, Venables says he was frank.

"I had made reference that I was a little bit nervous," Venables said.