Oklahoma's defensive coordinator, Brent Venables, criticized the team's defense, describing it as 'abysmal' and 'an abomination of football' after TCU scored three consecutive touchdowns in the third quarter, averaging 10.8 yards per play. Venables also explained the decision to keep the offense on the field on fourth-and-short, attributing it to the offense's performance and lack of control on the defensive side. Additionally, Venables was involved in a comical incident where he tripped while running through the smoke, causing a pile-up of Sooners players.
Oklahoma’s Brent Venables trampled as team ran out through smoke, leading to comical pile-up https://t.co/tSmIS5r3LL
Brent Venables tripped running through the smoke yesterday and created a pile-up of Sooners https://t.co/XdNA1I4xX6
It's A Miracle Oklahoma Dominated TCU Today After Brent Venables Nearly Took Out The Entire Team Running Onto The Field https://t.co/lzA6oAJscs https://t.co/FRjryzB4VT
Venables on keeping the offense on the field on fourth-and-short in the third quarter: 1) The offense was playing well 2) There wasn’t a whole lot going right with the defense in that moment “We didn’t feel like we had good control on the defensive side of the ball.”
Brent Venables says Oklahoma’s defense to start the second half was “abysmal” and “an abomination of football.” TCU opened the third quarter with three straight touchdown drives of 74-plus yards, averaging 10.8 yards per play on those drives.
Brent Venables on the Sooners’ defense early in the second half: “An abomination to football.”