There’s a current Big 12 coach whose favorite catchphrase is, “Do you believe?” But forget about Deion Sanders here, the answer for Oklahoma’s administration regarding their former Big 12 head coach turned SEC statesman Brent Venables is an emphatic, “Yes.” Venables is just 16-10 as the Sooners’ head coach, yet he was rewarded with a contract extension (two years) and raise (roughly $925,000 annually) as the program makes their transition to the SEC this fall. “We’re proactive about contracts as best as we can, and we’re watching the market, we’re certainly recognizing the performance of our c…
