However, just eight games into 2024, Sooners fans are ready to move on from Venables following Oklahoma’s 26-14 loss to Ole Miss in Oxford to fall to 4-4.

Venables has a significant buyout if he were to be fired, but many Oklahoma fans are done with him either and are searching for ways to pay it. In his first season at OU, Venables went 6-7, before a 10-3 record in 2023, but now he’s staring down his second losing season in just three years.

Oklahoma’s last losing season before 2022 was 1998 and the last coach to have two losing seasons across a three-year stretch in Norman was John Blake, who posted a losing record in all three of his years at the helm from 1996-98.

Venables could be entering Blake territory amongst the Oklahoma fan base, which is not a good place to be. However, Venables does have a reasonable excuse for the struggles of his offense this season, though his impatience did exasperate them.

Oklahoma is without its top five wide receivers on the depth chart because of a series of unfortunate injuries. Still, Venables benched former five-star Jackson Arnold against Tennessee for true freshman Michael Hawkins Jr. Arnold started again today and played much better, throwing for 181 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions.

Most Sooners fans, don’t want to hear about injuries. 4-4 is unacceptable in Norman, even with the Sooners in the SEC instead of the Big 12.

It’s not just on social media where Venables is taking heat. The Sooners fans who made the trip to Oxford on Saturday let their head coach hear it any chance they had.

With the offense struggling, Venables fired offensive coordinator Jackson Littrell heading into this matchup with Ole Miss, though it didn’t get much better. After throwing his OC under the bus, Venables could be next and most of the fanbase would love to see that.