If Saturday night's game against Florida really was an audition for Jason Witten to be Oklahoma's next full-time offensive coordinator, then he'll be getting a callback.
OU head coach Brent Venables fired offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle at the start of this week, then, in a surprise move, promoted Witten from tight ends coach to interim OC, instead of Kevin Wilson, who is Assistant Head Coach for Offense and a longtime OC and former head coach. Witten is a future Pro Football Hall of Famer, but he was coaching high school football this time last year.
Although Wilson seemed like the obvious choice, Witten was clearly the right one. Props to Venables for making that call. It took just one quarter into the Sooners' 23-7 road upset of No. 24 Florida for Witten to prove Venables correct.
Sooners' upset of Florida gives hope for Jason Witten as OU's future OC
The Sooners put points on the board in their first two drives of the game, with a 41-yard field goal in the opening possession and a touchdown in the next, to take an early 10-0 lead. It was the first time since OU joined the conference in 2024 that it scored on the opening two possessions against an SEC opponent. That's the fir...